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
Altitude	1815 metres
Distance	32 Kilometres
Start	Bondo 823 metres
End	Silvaplana 1815 metres
Opens	All year^*

* All year donates the pass is cleared of snow but maybe closed on some days