Passo Giau
SP638 · Cortina d'Ampezzo → Selva di Cadore · Italy
- Length
- 12 miles
- Drive time
- 40 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Closed in winter
The Dolomites' beauty queen: 29 hairpins from Cortina to a 2,236 m meadow saddle beneath the Ra Gusela tooth — photographers' first choice and drivers' too.
Highlights of the Passo Giau
- Ra Gusela backdrop
- 29 hairpins
- Cortina d'Ampezzo start
Drive the Passo Giau
Open Passo Giau on the map → ⬇ Download GPX
GPX works with Garmin, TomTom, Beeline and most bike sat-navs. Free, no sign-up — these are indicative waypoints, so follow the road signs, not the arrow.
Plot it, add it to a club run with a meeting point and pit stops, then share the whole trip as one link. Free, no account, works offline.
Route research: Club road index · More roads in Italy
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