Col du Sanetsch/Col de Sénin
	Height	Climbing height
	2252m Michelin 2243m	1750m (Sion or Conthey)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	4-5 (5)	3-4 (5)
How to get there	This is a very hard climb on a small road with uneven steepness. Maximum steepness is around 18%, but only for short above Plan-Cernet (1340m). The climb from Sion (502m) via Savièse is the one to take, but this road could have some stones on the way (it seems to be very prone to rock falls). Even though the Michelin maps suggest that it is not possible to go up to the pass from Conthey (502m) on a paved road, this is in fact the main road used these days. From Gsteig (1184m) on the north side of the pass, there is first a rough road and then only a somewhat difficult (for cyclists) walking path up to the Sanetsch lake just below the pass where the road over the pass starts.
Other comments	This is a nice and hard pass. It is perhaps overlooked by many road bike cyclists as it is not practical to use for continuing elsewhere. It also has a feared, long tunnel near the top, which used to be unlit and dripping. Lately there has been installed lights that turns on by a sensor upon entering the tunnel. (However, the light does not work after 21 pm I learned and had to trace my way back by hand 800 m in the dark through the very non-straight tunnel.) There are nice views at the top of the pass. I believe there were water at some place along the pass road. There are hotels and restaurants along the way, but none at the top. Plan-Cernet has agreeable accomodation. [CH-VS-2252, BIG 559]