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Col du mont Cenis, France
Mont Cenis is a massif and pass (2,081m) in Savoie, France, which forms the limit between the Cottian and Graian Alps, and the road over the pass was built between 1803 and 1810 by Napoleon. A 'Fell' ... |
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From Grossglockner to Hotel Winkler
Hotel Winkler in Kastelbell Tschars, Italy, is a great place to stay when you're exploring the Alps around Südtyrol. It's nice to take a breather here after a long day in the mountains, with plenty ... |
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From Grossglockner to Tarvisio
The small Italian town of Tarvisio, with a population of only 4,827 inhabitants, is located in the province of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Tarvisio is located not far from the Austrian ski resort ... |
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Furka Pass, Swtizerland
Furka Pass (2,436m) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri. The Furka-Oberalp-Bahn line through the Furka Tunnel bypasses the pass. The base tunnel opened... |
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Grimsel Pass, Switzerland
Grimsel Pass (2,165m) is located near the source of the Rhone at the Rhone Glacier, close to the Grimsel (nuclear) Test Site, used for research into underground radioactive waste disposal. It connects... |
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Passo Sella, Passo Pordoi, Italy
The Sella Pass (2,244 m) is a high mountain pass in the province of Trento in Italy. It connects the Val Gherdëina in Bolzano-Bozen and Canazei in the Val di Fassa in Trentino. With Pordoi Pass, Gard... |
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Saint Gotthard Pass, Switzerland
The Saint Gotthard Pass can be reached by crossing the Schöllenenschlucht, and several bridges have been built across the River Reuss in order to facilitate access for us motorcyclists. According to ... |
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Sankt Oswald to Lavamünd, Austria
A ride from Sankt Oswald to Lavamünd takes you through the southernmost Austrian state of Carinthia (Kärnten). Situated within the Eastern Alps, Carinthia is chiefly noted for its mountains and lake... |
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Susten Pass, Switzerland
Susten Pass (2,264 m) built from 1938–1945, is located in the Swiss Alps, and connects Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern, with Wassen in the canton of Uri. A 300 metres long tunnel crosses the pas... |
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Arles to Mont Ventoux, France
Mont Ventoux is situated in the Provence region of southern France, around 20 km north-east of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north-side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest ... |
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Dolomites, Italy
The Dolomite Mountains, with their characteristic flat-crested, vertically monolithic appearance, is unique to the Alps, and are one of the great biking regions of the Alpine range. There many mountai... |
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Fluelapass, Switzerland
Ride to Mastrils, in the bottom of Switzerland, and take road number 28 towards Schier, and you're on the right path. Just follow the road to Klosters and Davos, and the fun begins. From Davos, the ro... |
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Geneva to Yvoire, Switzerland
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy and the most important UN international co-operation centre with New York thanks to the presence of numerous internati... |
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Jaufenpass, Italy
Jaufenpass (Passo Passo di Monte Giovo, 2094m) in South Tyrol, connects Meran and Sterzing on the road to the Brenner Pass. Situated in the Italian province of Bolzano-Bozen, it is the northernmost pa... |
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Nufenen Pass, Switzerland
What the **** is a Nufenen? Nufenen Pass (2,478m) lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina to the north, and Nufenestock to the south. To the east of the top of the pass is the source of the Ticino R... |
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Tassenbach to Villach, Austria
One of Europe's many scenic roads that only bikers and the locals know. The road to the Lienz Dolomites on one side, and the Alps on the other. From Maria Luggau, the road twists like a cool guitar so... |
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Umbrailpass, Italy
Umbrail Pass (2,501m) is situated in Graubunden on the Swiss-Italian border, connecting Santa Maria in Val Müstair with Bormio in the Adda valley. The Passo dell'Umbrail ascent is 13 km in length, an... |
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Großglockner Hochalpenstraße
Großglockner Hochalpenstraße leads you upwards with numbered hairpin curves, to the Kaiser Franz Josefs Höhe visitors' Centre, with a panoramic view of the Pasterze Glacier and the Großglockner it... |
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Sondrio to Stelvio, Italy
The area between Sondrio and Stelvio is significant for many reasons, one of which is Industrially, as the area is famous as the home of the world's first mainline electrified railway. The electrifica... |
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Stelvio Pass, Italy
Built for riding, the Stelvio Pass, located in Italy, at 2,757m is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps. With 48 hairpin turns on the northern side, ... |
