This is a very lovely pass with fine views in most directions at the top. The Elva road is recommended but is very hard and long and you have reasons to fear it for this and the risk of falling stones. The road also has some nice tunnels. See the photos from my Tour of 2006! [The road should be closed as of 2018, but might reopen again.] I am not sure about water on this pass and you better bring with you from below. There is an interesting ridge road (Strada dei Canoni) at the top which crosses the paved road. To the west it ends eventually after passing Colle Terziere (2273m) at Colle della Bicocca/Col d’la Bicoco (2287m), but is cyclable for the most part (from what I have heard).

To the east you could eventually, after collecting many passes on the way, get to a paved continuation at Colle della Ciabra (1723m), taking you down the mountain ridge, but this road is not possible to use with a road bike for most of the way. It is possible to visit the first pass, the Bassa dell’Ajet (2328m), but then you better return. You will go via Colle della Cavallina (1941m) on the south side up to the Sampeyre pass, where the two roads coming up from Valle Máira meet. Colle Bettone (1834m) and Colle San Giovanni (1875m) (see map below) are passes on a path alternative to the Colle della Cavallina road and you can get close to them on asphalt, but not all the way there (as far as I know) and since neither of them are the natural pass destination of the main roads up here they are not included in my lists. (Colle della Cavallina is the modern road alternative to Colle San Giovanni.)