The Sella Pass
DolomitesRoad cycling

The Sella Pass

LenghtLenght11.3 km
Elevation gainElevation gain765 m
DifficultyDifficultyMedium

This is the challenge: a distance of 11 km with an average gradient of 7%. Putting it this way it does not sound at all terrifying, as the initial section of this climb – but this is just an appetiser of what lies ahead. It is there where the mountain opens up and the grey and protruding peaks of the Dolomites explode from the valley that the slopes begin to get tough.

Description

Often part of itineraries that make it seem much more insidious than the numbers suggest on paper, the Sella Pass climb is a must for cyclists who like to take on the challenge of the mountain: 11 km, of which the first five, from Canazei to the junction that separates the routes, shared with the road to the Pordoi pass. The junction separates the climb into two distinct parts, the first half characterised by more regular and contained slopes, while in the second part the mountain shows its true nature: increasingly narrower switchbacks become even more challenging with sudden inclines.

13 hotels on the route The Sella Pass

All prices are per person, per night, in B&B
Ideal for Hotel Villaggio Nevada

Folgaria, Dolomites

1/12-30/03; 1/06-30/09

from € 49,00

Hotel Chalet del Sogno

Madonna di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites

Open from 07.06.24 to 06.10.24

from € 120,00

Hotel Störes - Living nature

San Cassiano, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 24.05.25 to 12.10.25

from € 76,50

Hotel LinderS

Selva di Val Gardena, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 30.05.24 to 03.10.24

from € 100,00

Hotel Majorka

Andalo, Dolomites

Open from 20.12.2025 to 29.03.2025 and 8.06.2025 to 14.09.2025

2 offers available

from € 70,00

Hotel Melodia del Bosco

Badia, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 14.05.25 to 06.10.25

from € 86,00

Posta Zirm Hotel

Corvara in Badia, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 14.06.24 to 22.09.24

from € 117.00

Sporthotel Exclusive

San Vigiglio di Marebbe, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 07.06.24 to 21.09.24

from € 90,00

Hotel MesdìS

Arabba, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 30.05.25 to 28.09.25

from € 85,00

Sport&Wellness Hotel Cristallo

Levico Terme, Lagorai Dolomites

Open from 11.04.25 to 01.11.25

2 offers available

from € 50,00

Festungshotel Al ForteS

Arabba di Livinallongo, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 01.01.25 to 15.04.25, from 19.06.25 to 25.09.25, from 05.12.25 to 31.12.25

from € 70,00

Ideal for Hotel PiderS

La Valle, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 17.05.25 to 19.10.25

2 offers available

from € 65.00

Ideal for Hotel Malita

Arabba, Sellaronda Dolomites

Open from 30.05.25 to 30.09.25

from € 58,00

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