Italy, Trentino and South Tyrol, Italy
Sheer Dolomite towers on both sides make this short link one of the world's great scenic drives.
Length
11 km
In miles
6.8 mi
Driving time
21 min
Atlas rating
9.6 / 10
The run
Canazei to Selva di Val Gardena, following the SS242. Drive it in either direction, though the views usually favour the climb.
Season
Closed roughly November to April
Nearby
5 km away
Passo Gardena
Limestone spires of the Sella group frame every one of this pass's flowing bends.
6 km away
Passo Pordoi
Twenty eight numbered hairpins climb to the highest paved point of the Dolomites road network.
11 km away
Passo Campolongo
The gentlest of the Sella Ronda passes but with knockout views of the Sella massif.
23 km away
Passo Giau
Twenty nine hairpins climb to a wide open saddle ringed by the jagged Cinque Torri.
64 km away
Timmelsjoch Hochalpenstrasse
A high toll road crossing into Italy with a dramatic glass museum perched at the summit.
83 km away
Gerlos Alpine Road
A scenic connector road ending near Austria's tallest waterfalls at Krimml.
Longer journeys
4h 15m
The Great Dolomites Drive
Four legendary passes strung between limestone cathedrals, the definitive alpine day.
1h 30m
Stelvio Pass
Forty-eight numbered hairpins stacked like a staircase into the sky.
3h 20m
Lake Garda Mountain Loop
Gardesana corniche tunnels, then a climb into olive terraces above the water.