Colle dell'Assietta
Colle dell'Assietta | |||
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Pass height | 2472 m slm | ||
province | Turin ( Piedmont region , Italy) | ||
expansion | dirt road | ||
Lock | November to May | ||
Mountains | Cottian Alps | ||
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Coordinates | 45 ° 4 '13 " N , 6 ° 57' 26" E |
The Colle dell'Assietta (German Assiettapass ) is a 2,472 m high alpine pass in the Cottian Alps in the Italian region of Piedmont . It separates the Susa Valley (Val di Susa) in the north from the Val Chisone in the south.
The approximately 35 kilometers long Assietta ridge road ( Strada dell'Assietta SP 173) runs over the pass, which begins not far from Colle delle Finestre and ends in Sestriere . The connection, which was originally created for military purposes , is considered to be extremely scenic. For the most part, however, it is only graveled and offers only a few alternative options, so that driving on it is only recommended for experienced drivers with off-road vehicles. A difficulty of SG 3–4 is given on the Denzel Alpine Road Scale . In July and August, the road is closed to motorized traffic on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is then particularly popular with mountain bikers.
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- ↑ Description on alpenrouten.de, accessed on April 23, 2020