Graubünden/Italy
Maloja Pass
The gateway to St Moritz from Italy, the Maloja pass is famous for its last few hairpins.
History
The pass had considerable importance in the Roman age as an intermediate stage for the transit of people and goods between northern and southern Europe. Fortifications on the pass were painted by artists to camouflage them as rocks.
Notes
A popular route from Lake Como to St Moritz, the Maloja pass is unusual in that nearly all of its altitude and corners are stacked in the final few kilometres. The crossing between Italy and Switzerland is clear with the road becoming wider and well-maintained. It isn't until exiting the final village of Casaccia that the famous 12 hairpins appear. The village of Maloja sits at the top of the hairpins but a car park just before the end of the bends has the best views of the pass road.
Map
Statistics
Location | 46°23’46.9”N, 9°41’41.0”E |
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Altitude | 1815 metres |
Distance | 32 Kilometres |
Start | Bondo 823 metres |
End | Silvaplana 1815 metres |
Opens | All year* |
Swiss Passes
- Index
- Albula pass
- Bernina pass
- Col de Champex
- Col de la Croix
- Col de la Forclaz
- Col du Marchairuz
- Col des Mosses
- Col du Pillon
- Flüela pass
- Furka pass
- Great Saint-Bernard pass
- Gotthard pass
- Grimsel pass
- Jaun pass
- Julier pass
- Klausen pass
- Lukmanier pass
- Majola pass
- Nufenen pass
- Oberalp pass
- Ofen pass
- San Bernardino pass
- Simplon pass
- Splügen pass
- Susten pass
- Umbrail pass