Passo del Bernina/Berninapass/Pass dal Bernina
	Height	Climbing height
	2329m Sign 2330m	275m (Dogana); 1893m (Tirano) 601m (Celerina/Schlarigna)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	4 (5) South; 2 (5) North	3-4 (5)
How to get there	If you come from Livigno in Italy (Fórcola di Livigno (2315m)) you will only have to climb a short stretch from Dogana (2054m). However if you start from Tirano (436m) in Italy you will have one of the longer climbs in the Alps ahead of you. This climb is irregular and has a long almost flat stretch along the Lago di Poschiavo. From the north you start from the Engadin valley outside Celerina/Schlarigna (1728m) (near St. Moritz). There is a relatively short climb with nice views of the Bernina mountain on the climb.
Other comments	The road was built in 1865. Another attraction on this varied climb is the Bernina Express – the highest long-distance railway in the Alps (reaching 2253m), which crosses the road on the north side (twice). The lower south part is much greener and has some lovely views around Miralago. I do not think there is any water higher up on this pass. Lodging in the Engadin valley is expensive. Before this road was built one would follow the Lago Bianco (2234m) – this is in fact a different passage from the Bernina passage and is referred to (perhaps falsely) as Pas-Chüra da Lagalb (2222m) (this might only refer to a “pasture” (Pastura di Lagalb)). [CH-GR-2307, BIG 599]