Passo del Tonale

Dolomites, Italy

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Passo del Tonale

from Monclassico

Distance

28.1km

Elevation

1146m

Avg %

4.1%

Max %

13.1%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Passo del Tonale

from Incudine

Distance

24.5km

Elevation

973m

Avg %

4%

Max %

14.3%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Passo del Tonale is a Category 1 cycling climb in the Dolomites, Italy, cresting at 1 883 m. Its hardest ascent, from Incudine, covers 24.5 km at 4.0% average, gaining 973 m, with ramps up to 14.3%. The steepest kilometre averages 10.6%, around km 17.1. It can also be climbed from Monclassico (28.1 km at 4.1%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 4.7. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM MONCLASSICO

View at km 0.3 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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View at km 10.5 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.5 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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View at km 12.5 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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View at km 14.1 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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View at km 15.1 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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View at km 16.1 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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View at km 18.1 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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View at km 20.2 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 20.7 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 21.2 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 21.7 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 22.2 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 22.7 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 23.8 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 24.3 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 25.3 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 26.3 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 26.8 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 28.1 — Photo by soulcover / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Giro d'Italia 2025 — Stage 17

as “Passo del Tonale”

PASSO DEL TONALE

Summit

1883m

Approaches

2

Hardest

CAT 1

Hardest side

28.1km

NEARBY CLIMBS

Passo di Gavia

2621m

Passo Campo Carlo Magno

1682m

Passo del Mortirolo

1852m

RIDE IT FROM

Ponte di Legno

6 km from the climb · 1250 m elev

Bormio

28 km from the climb · 1214 m elev

Riva del Garda

46 km from the climb · 83 m elev

Livigno

46 km from the climb · 1820 m elev

Dolomites

Region guide

Passo del Tonale — Photo by Gabri80 at Italian Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Source