Passo Fedaia

Pass and Reservoir, in the background the Civetta

The Dolomites Passo Fedaia ( fassanisch - Ladin Jouf de Fedaa; 2057 m slm ) provides the connection between Canazei in Val di Fassa ( Trentino, Trentino -Alto Adige ) and Malga Ciapela ( province of Belluno, Veneto region ) forth at the foot of the Marmolada. The mostly 5-7 meters wide mountain pass leads from the Val di Fassa about Alba di Penia, a few bends and galleries in the valley between Padonkamm in the north and in the south Marmolatagletscher.

In about to pass the reservoir Lago Fedaia is. A special feature of the dam is that it has at each end a dam. The pass road runs along the north shore of the reservoir, on the south bank a road runs parallel to the mountain pass. On the western shore of the reservoir take several routes over the Marmolatagletscher to the summit ( PENIA ) of the highest Dolomites mountain began. On the east bank of the reservoir leads in winter by one of the longest ski runs in the Alps, the difference in height of this departure from the Marmolada ( Punta Rocca ) to Malga Ciapela is approximately 1900 m.

The eastern ramp of the pass road to Malga Ciapela has numerous bends. In the area of the sweeping mountain pass reached its maximum gradient of 16 percent. Under certain weather conditions, the pass road is open in winter.

At the summit was that destroyed at the beginning of World War Bamberger House of Bamberg section of the German - Austrian Alpine Club.

Pictures

Sign at the pass

Boundary between the provinces of Belluno and Trentino

West ramp

Mountain pass
Cycling increase ( Giro d' Italia )
Pass in Trentino
Pass in Veneto
Province of Belluno
Alpine pass

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