Julier Pass
Route 3 · Tiefencastel → Silvaplana · Switzerland
- Length
- 22 miles
- Drive time
- 45 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Open year-round (winter equipment in season)
The Romans crossed here and so should you: open, treeless curves to 2,284 m on the classic route to St Moritz, drivable in every month of the year.
Highlights of the Julier Pass
- Open all winter
- Roman column stumps at the top
- St Moritz & Engadin arrival
Where to stop on the Julier Pass
- Agrola Tiefencastel fuel — Last fuel before the Julier climb — the pass stays open all year, but pumps do not follow.
- Ospizio La Veduta food — Historic hospice just below the 2,284 m saddle; Grisons cooking on the year-round road.
- Julier Pass Roman columns viewpoint — Two column stumps at the 2,284 m top mark the Roman crossing into the Engadin.
- SOCAR Silvaplana fuel — Pumps as you drop into the Engadin at Silvaplana — useful before St Moritz or the Maloja.
Drive the Julier Pass
Open Julier Pass 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.
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