35 hairpin bends, some of them narrow and steep, lead up to the Umbrail Pass.

The Umbrail Pass could also be described as the Swiss ascent to the Stelvio Pass. Shortly after the border with Italy, the route joins the western ramp to the Stelvio Pass. From here, it is another three kilometres to the second highest paved Alpine pass.

However, the Umbrail Pass is anything but an easy climb. Its route layout offers a number of challenges and usually less traffic than on the roads to the Stelvio Pass. Lots of new pictures, information and facts about the Umbrail Pass can be found here ...