If you’re staying in Bormio and want to climb the two most famous sides of the Stelvio Pass in one day, this is the loop for you.
This ride takes you through both Italy and Switzerland. It also takes you down some unforgettable descents: the incredible Umbrail Pass of the Swiss Alps and the Stelvio back to Bormio.
It’s a long, but massively fulfilling, day in the saddle.
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Umbrail Pass – Stelvio Loop highlights
Hitting the summit of the Stelvio not just once, but twice in a day!
The descent of the Umbrail Pass is out of this world.
Descending the Umbrail Pass with Stelvio Pass on horizon
View from the Stelvio Pass looking towards Prato
Umbrail Pass summit signRoute notes
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Clare Dewey is a cyclist with a passion for travel. She set up epicroadrides.com in 2018 to help make it easy for cyclists to explore the world by bike. Today her mission is still inspiring cyclists to discover new places on two wheels – and doing what she can to make sure they have the best possible time while they’re there. Clare has visited 50+ destinations around the world, many of them by bike.
Clare Dewey is a cyclist with a passion for travel. She set up epicroadrides.com in 2018 to help make it easy for cyclists to explore the world by bike. Today her mission is still inspiring cyclists to discover new places on two wheels – and doing what she can to make sure they have the best possible time while they’re there. Clare has visited 50+ destinations around the world, many of them by bike.
Yes. Remember your passport! You are going into Switzerland.
Absolutely! Were you stopped?
You don’t need a passport – both Italy and Switzerland are in the Schengen zone. There was a customs check going towards Prato but we whizzed through on bikes. No customs or anyone at the top of Umbrail.