Sella Ciampigotto (Ampezzo)

Start Town	Altitude	Elevation Gain	Length	Gradient	Difficulty	Rating
Ampezzo	1,790m	1,173m	29.0 km	4.4%	590	****

Climb Description

Sella Ciampigotto is a long cycling climb which links the Carnic Alps to the east, with the Dolomites to the west. The climb from Ampezzo is deceptively tough, with long flat sections interspersed with some fairly steep pitches.

The lower part of the climb also includes several cobbled tunnels. These are lit and carry little traffic so are fun to ride rather than dangerous. These finish at the beautiful Sauris Lake, where the scenery begins to open up more and the more challenging gradients start to appear.

Sella Ciampigotto is best climbed from May to October.

Roads & Traffic

The road surface is in very good condition throughout and their is generally little traffic.

Alternative Routes

Sella Ciampigotto can also be climbed from the west, starting in Lozzo di Cadore.

Nearby Climbs

Monte Zoncolan

Monte Crostis

Sella di Razzo

Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Cycling Holidays

We climb to Sella Ciampigotto on our Dolomites & Italian Alps cycling holiday, which crosses Northern Italy from Zoncolan to Mortirolo.

In the links below you can find out more about this and some of the other tours that we run in high mountains.