Colle San Bernardo Explained

Colle San Bernardo
Elevation M:957
Elevation Ref:[1]
Traversed:National road 582 del Colle di San Bernardo
Map:Alps
Label:Colle San Bernardo
Coords:44.1768°N 8.0468°W
Location:Piedmont, Italy
Range:Ligurian Alps

Colle San Bernardo (957 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Cuneo (Italy).

Geography

The pass is located on the main chain of the Alps and connects Garessio with Erli and Albenga (Province of Savona), on the coast of Ligurian Sea. It's traversed by the National road nr. 582 del Colle di San Bernardo

Near the pass is located a small a small wind farm with a total capacity of 12.5 MW.[2]

Main road distances

Hiking and cycling

The pass is also accessible by off-road mountain paths and is crossed by the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia).[3] The cycling climb to Colle San Bernardo can be combined with Colle del Quazzo and Colle Scravaion thus making an interesting round-trip.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
  2. Impianto Eolico di Garessio (CN), article on www.progettazione-impianti-elettrici.it/impianto-eolico-garessio (accessed in February 2015)
  3. Web site: Alta via dei monti liguri - Tappa n. 9 . . www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it . Associazione Alta Via dei Monti Liguri . March 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225133/http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/portale/it/tappaview.wp%3Bjsessionid%3DB4F4C3C64BF5BBDEE34CD45C71E19A7C?contentId=TAP107 . July 14, 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: Colle del Quazzo 1090 m (Cuneo) . www.massimoperlabici.eu . 2018-04-21 . it.