Passo di Gávia
	Height	Climbing height - length
	2621m Sign 2652m	1421m - 25.5 km (Bórmio) 1363m - 16.4 km (Ponte di Legno); 1725m - 32.9 km (Ponte dei Pellegrini); 1930m - 37.3 km (Édolo)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	4 (5)	5 (5)
How to get there	From Bórmio (1200m) to the north there is a very beautiful and often quite steep road that leads to the pass. From Ponte di Legno (1295m) to the south (which is where the climb starts if coming from Passo del Tonale (1883m)) there is an even more consistently steep road going to the pass, which is often up to 16%. If you come from the Foppa/Mortirolo (1952m) pass, you start at Monno/Ponte dei Pellegrini (891m). From Édolo (699m) further south it is an even longer climb.
Other comments	This road was fully paved in 1998, but was used even before that in Giro d’Italia (and was obviously very difficult for the riders back then). There are drainage bumps on the south side in the asphalt road (be careful when going down). This is one of a few passes I must give full points for beauty. Prepare yourself with water before the climb. This is now part of the Gran Fondo Marco Pantani (I took part in this in 2006). See also Jobst Brandt’s description. [IT-BS-2621, BIG 696]
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