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View down on the Gardena Pass |
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| Elevation | 2,136 m (7,008 ft) |
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Gardena Pass
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| Location | South Tyrol, Italy |
The Gardena Pass (Italian: Passo Gardena; German: Grödnerjoch; Ladin: Ju de Frara or Jëuf de Frea) (el. 2136 m.) is a high mountain pass in South Tyrol in Italy. There are tourist accommodations on the pass itself. Walkers visit the pass to access the dramatic Dolomite mountains.
It connects Sëlva in the Val Gardena and Corvara in the Val Badia. The road over it comprises part of the famous Sella Ring, in which four linked passes (Gardena, Sella, Pordoi and Campolongo) encircle the spectacular Sella group. The route becomes busy with tourists, motorcyclists and cyclists during the summer.
The Gardena Pass is the fourth of seven Dolomites mountain passes riders cross in the annual Maratona dles Dolomites single-day bicycle race.
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