Passo Duran – 1,601m

 

Route: SS347 Dont to Agordo - 13 miles

 

Ridden: 12/06/2009

 

This pass seems to be a bit Marmite - most of the group disliked it although Kyle loved it. Those that disliked it were of the opinion that if it wasn't for the fact that you need to use it as a link pass on the "18 Passes in a Day" route, they wouldn’t have bothered riding it - altogether forgettable. The road up from Dont is largely single track, with a poor road surface and lots of completely blind bends although the descent is a bit better.

 

On the other hand Kyle - in a minority of one - loved the single track that weaves its way up between a mixture of walls, houses and forests, before finally arriving at a small rifugio at the top. Ride it and make up your own mind.