Route: 
SS36 Splugen to Chiavenna - 25 miles
SS36 Splugen to Chiavenna - 25 milesRidden: 21/07/2010
From the village of Splugen the pass is clearly signposted. The first stretch is a series of gentle hairpins, which lead you up to a long drag up the valley to an interminable series of very tight and sometimes blind hairpins. After an age the road opens up a little and you find yourself at the summit – unusual for a pass in that there isn’t the usual pass sign stating the height above sea level. Phil’s Garmin said 6,963 Ft above MSL. The ascent from Splugen is only 6 miles at an average gradient of 6.4 %.
Phil ran a little way down this pass towards St. Moritz but didn’t really get to assess the southern ramp. His guess was that it would be easier to ride up the southern ramp and down the northern ramp – at least that way you can see what is coming. The ascent from Chiavenna is much longer – 19 miles at an average of 5.9%.
