Gardena Pass

Gardena Pass
View of Gardena Pass and Sella group from Pizes de Cir
Elevation	2,136 m (7,008 ft)
Location	South Tyrol, Italy
Range	Dolomites
Coordinates	46°33′0″N 11°48′34″E / 46.55000°N 11.80944°E / 46.55000; 11.80944
Gardena Pass Location of Gardena Pass

Gardena Pass (Italian: Passo Gardena; German: Grödnerjoch; Ladin: Ju de Frara or Jëuf de Frea) is a high mountain pass in the Dolomites of the South Tyrol in northeast Italy.

At an elevation of 2,136 m (7,008 ft) above sea level, the pass connects Sëlva in the Val Gardena on the west side with 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 pass has 19 unnumbered hairpin bends.^[1] The route becomes busy with tourists, motorcyclists, and cyclists during the summer. There are tourist accommodations on the pass itself, and hikers visit the pass to access the dramatic Dolomite mountains.