Valais
Great St Bernard Pass
Great St Bernard Pass links Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses over 27.2 km. The summit stands at 2,469 m, with 867 m of total climbing along the route.
- Summit altitude
- 2,469 m
- Route length
- 27.2 km
- Total climbing
- 867 m
- Hairpins (estimate)
- ≈ 10
Bourg-Saint-PierreSaint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
Elevation profile
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The climbs
- I
Climb from Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Starts at 1,655 m
- of climbing
- 12.4 km
- elevation gain
- 828 m
- average gradient
- 6.6 %
- II
Climb from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
Starts at 1,531 m
- of climbing
- 14.8 km
- elevation gain
- 976 m
- average gradient
- 6.3 %
Before you go
- I
High mountain pass: closed for much of the year. Opening depends on snow, so check road conditions before setting off.
- II
Those 867 m must be descended too: lower gear and engine braking on long descents.
- III
Around 10 hairpins: slow down and never cut the corner.
- IV
A road shared with cyclists, hikers and farm vehicles. Club meeting points are never published. Read the circle’s rules ↗
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