Maloja Pass
Route 3 · Silvaplana → Chiavenna (Italy) · Switzerland / Italy
- Length
- 20 miles
- Drive time
- 50 min
- Type
- Technical road
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Open year-round; the hairpin wall demands respect in snow
The Engadin ends abruptly: at Maloja the valley floor simply falls 400 m through a single wall of thirteen stacked hairpins towards Chiavenna — one of the strangest and best pass roads in the Alps.
Highlights of the Maloja Pass
- 13-hairpin wall
- Engadin lakes above
- Italy in time for lunch
Where to stop on the Maloja Pass
- SOCAR Silvaplana fuel — Last Engadin fuel before the Maloja wall — the hairpins demand a full tank in snow.
- Maloja Kulm food — Pass-top lodge at the lip of the 13-hairpin wall; restaurant reopened under new owners in 2025.
- Maloja hairpin wall viewpoint — Where the Engadin floor falls 400 m in thirteen stacked bends toward Chiavenna.
- Esso Chiavenna fuel — First Italian pumps in Chiavenna after the Bergell drop from Maloja.
Drive the Maloja Pass
Open Maloja 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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