Passo di Oclini/Grimm Joch
Passo di Oclini/Grimm Joch Height Climbing height
1989m 979m (Cavalese); 1179m (Molina)
1723m (Bolzano/Bozen); 1117m (Ponte Nova/Birchabrück)
1726m (Ora/Auer)
Difficulty Beauty
3-4 (5) 3-4 (5)
How to get there There are many options on how to get to this pass, but all paved approaches goes via Passo di Lavazé/Lavazè Joch (1816m). From the south you can start in Molina (810m) and go via Carano to the pass on a sometimes very steep road. You could take the most obvious road via Cavalese (1010m) straight up which is also quite steep here and there. From the north you could take the same road through Eggental from Bolzano/Bozen (266m) as would take you to the Reiter Joch/Passo Pampeago/Passo delle Pale (1996m) or Karerpass/Pas de Costalongia/Passo (di) Costalunga (1745m). If you come from the latter pass, you will start the northern climb at Ponte Nova/Birchabrück (872m). It is quite steep on the north side too. It is an easy road from Passo di Lavazè to the Oclini pass. If you want to try and cycle up the unpaved side you can start in Ora/Auer (263m) to the west and have a very hard climb from there. The unpaved road is usually very dusty and there could be large lorries collecting timber there! (5-6 km of gravel with 7-8%)
Other comments It is very beautiful at the pass itself. There are unusually far-reaching views. There are at least two bars, I think. There is also a restaurant at Passo di Lavazè.
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