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Height | Climbing height - length |
| 1937m | 1607m - 21 km (Breno); 1682m - 21.3 km (Cividate Camuno) 1588m - 29.1 km (Lago d’Idro (Sant’ Antonio)); 1699m - 29.5 km (Lodrone/Cerreto) |
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| Difficulty | Beauty | |
| 4 (5) | 3-4 (5) | |
| How to get there | The hardest climb is from Breno (via Astrio) (330m) in the west (there are two initial alternative roads up but they soon join each other). There is also a nearby climb starting in Cividate Camuno (272m) which goes through Bienno (423m), which joins the Breno road just above Astrio. This is a steep and long road, but never with gradients above ca. 10%. The roads are waymarked for a pass at a crossroad just before this pass, namely Passo di Croce Domínii (1894m). The somewhat easier climb starts in the east just below Bagolino (712m) at Ponte Prada (611m) (where one could climb Passo di/Giogo del Maniva (1664m) and go via an exciting gravel road to this pass – see Sella dell’Auccia & Goletto di Ravenola & Goletto delle Crocette/Passo di Dasdana). One could start already down near Lodrone (385m) on a small and nice road to Bagolino (via Riccomassimo and Cerreto (867m) (probably just waymarked for these villages)) or on the bigger main road (SS669) up that starts further down at the Lago d’Idro (also nice) and both these roads to Bagolino descends a little before they climb again near or in Bagolino. Not far from the actual pass on the east side you will pass another minor pass, called Goletto Gŕvero/Goletta del Gaver (1796m) (the road only dips lightly before the final stretch to the top). | |
| Other comments | The road is very much exposed to the sun on the west side, which may make that climb even harder! There is a good bar at the top of Passo di Croce Domínii. The nicest road in the area is the narrow road that comes from near Anfo by the Lago d’Idro and climbs steeply in many serpentines to Passo di Baremone/Passo del Mare (1418m). From there it continues almost flat and via 2 km of cyclable gravel road (a spectacular ridge road with deep valleys one both sides) and after reaching Passo del Dosso Alto (1727m) it descends a little to Passo di/Giogo del Maniva (1660m), where one continues on the asphalt road to Dossi dei Galli where the road becomes cyclable gravel again for 8.7 km to Croce Domínii. This approach road is the hardest (4-5) and by far the most beautiful (5) and one of the most interesting roads in the Alps. See also: Passo di Croce Domínii and Goletto Gŕvero/Goletta del Gaver [IT-BS-1943] |
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