Santa Caterina di Valfurva – Santa Caterina Valfurva loop from Bormio

Santa Caterina di Valfurva – Santa Caterina Valfurva loop from Bormio

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Santa Caterina di Valfurva – Santa Caterina Valfurva loop from Bormio

02:31

41.2km

1,110m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 14.1 km for 13.8 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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996 m

Bormio

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Stelvio Pass is a road that every cyclist must do once in their life. It is among the most beautiful climbs in the world

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4.80 km

Cyclist Fountain in San Antonio

Highlight • Monument

Very nice and well-kept town.

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4.82 km

Sant'Antonio

Highlight • Settlement

Gorgeous country, a must visit.

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12.5 km

Santa Caterina di Valfurva

Highlight • Settlement

Santa Caterina is the last inhabited village before the ascent to Passo Gavia.
From here begins what is the real ascent of the Gavia, from Bormio to Santa Caterina is …

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13.3 km

Santa Caterina Valfurva

Highlight • Settlement

Destination reached in one of the most beautiful villages of the upper Valtellina in the heart of the Stevio National Park from here numerous paths start that lead to the foot of the glaciers

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13.4 km

Passo Gavia Tunnel Entrance (Santa Caterina Valfurva)

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Beautiful mountain village

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13.4 km

Gavia Pass Road

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Road to go at low speed to enjoy the panorama that surrounds it.

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41.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.8 km

1.42 km

Surfaces

39.9 km

767 m

577 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,290 m)

Lowest point (1,200 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

-2°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

July 19, 2023,Radfahren

Today we only wanted to go up and down the Gavia for a short time, but then there was stumbling hail fog and thunderstorms, so I turned around 2 km before the pass.🙈

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July 19, 2023,Im Nationalpark Stilfserjoch: (Fast) Zum Gaviapass 🇮🇹🚵🏻‍♂️🌤️⛈️

Unfortunately I had to cancel the tour due to thunderstorms 😔.

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July 20, 2022,Gavia Pass ☀️😅

Today day 4, on the Gavia very nice pass 👍😅☀️ , but the descent is a bit bumpy, very bad asphalt, you had to be careful 🙈😄.

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September 4, 2024,Bormio to the Gavia

It's chilly on the way down so don't forget to take your arm warmers, gilet and rain jacket.

July 16, 2025,Auf den Gavia😄⛅️🚲

Today is a rest day, according to the program🙈😜, a short tour🙈😉 up the Gavia, cold as always on the Gavia, but beautiful.
Great descent, top-notch asphalt, unlike 4 years ago, when it was a potholed track🙈.

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July 10, 2025,Passo Gavia da Bormio

The aim of this 2-day stay in Bormio was to get their wives to do the Stelvio Pass, as they had never done it before... but the closure of the pass due to landslides meant they had to divert to the Gavia Pass, which was also unknown to them. It also coincided with the traffic closure for the Mapei Day... …

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