45.0 km
Length
+2,318 m
Ascent
−1,964 m
Descent
2,779 m
Highest point
72
Hairpins
18.7%
Max gradient
1h 00min
Drive time (approx.)
Stelvio Pass map
45.0 km · 72 hairpins · 2,779 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile900 m1 400 m1 900 m2 400 m0 km10 km20 km30 km40 km2 763 m

What does Stelvio Pass look like?

Strada statale 38 dello Stelvio - Stelvio, Bolzano, Italia - 11 Agosto 2025 02
Strada statale 38 dello Stelvio - Stelvio, Bolzano, Italia - 11 Agosto 2025 02 · Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stelvio Pass Bolzano side 2
Stelvio Pass Bolzano side 2 · kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stelvio Pass Bormio side 1
Stelvio Pass Bormio side 1 · kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0
PanoKnottnKino
PanoKnottnKino · Hubert Berberich (HubiB) · CC BY 3.0
Border Italy - Switzerland - Museo Storico Carlo Donegani - panoramio
Border Italy - Switzerland - Museo Storico Carlo Donegani - panoramio · qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0
Pian de Grembo
Pian de Grembo · Gabri80 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Strada statale 38 dello Stelvio - Stelvio, Bolzano, Italia - 11 Agosto 2025 01
Strada statale 38 dello Stelvio - Stelvio, Bolzano, Italia - 11 Agosto 2025 01 · Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Stelvio -Derniers lacets (48637979478)
Le Stelvio -Derniers lacets (48637979478) · Ylliab Photo from Grenoble, France · CC BY 2.0
Strada statale 38 dello Stelvio - Bormio, Sondrio, Italia - 11 Agosto 2025 05
Strada statale 38 dello Stelvio - Bormio, Sondrio, Italia - 11 Agosto 2025 05 · Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stelvio Pass Bormio side 2
Stelvio Pass Bormio side 2 · kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Stelvio pass
The Stelvio pass · Amcs1983 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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From Bormio up the western ramp to the 2,757 m pass and down the famous 48 hairpins to Prato allo Stelvio. The highest paved pass in Italy and one of the great engineering roads of the Alps.

Start and finish

Start
Prad am Stilfser Joch - Prato allo Stelvio
46.61261, 10.58164
Finish
Bormio
46.47769, 10.36750

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

12
Tennisbar 0.0 km · 925 m
Hotel Stilfserhof 4.0 km · 1,146 m
Hotel Gomagoierhof 5.9 km · 1,301 m
Hotel Madatsch - Hotel Madaccio 10.3 km · 1,576 m
Ristorante Sogbodn 13.5 km · 1,851 m
Weißer Knott 14.0 km · 1,908 m
Alpengasthof Tibet Hütte - Albergo e Ristorante Rifugio Tibet 24.2 km · 2,716 m
Caffè Perego 24.9 km · 2,757 m
Genziana 24.9 km · 2,757 m
Berghaus Astras 28.0 km · 2,492 m
Nazionalpark 34.7 km · 2,059 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 34.7 km.

Parking

61
61 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 45.0 km.

Toilets

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 11.2 km to 11.2 km.

Viewpoints

11
Stilfserjoch - Passo Stelvio 24.8 km · 2,772 m
10 unnamed places along the road, from 13.5 km to 44.6 km.

EV chargers

2
Tibet Hütte 24.2 km · 2,716 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 24.2 km to 42.7 km.

Mountain huts

1
Rifugio Garibaldi - Dreisprachenspitze 25.0 km · 2,753 m