Passo Sella (Plan de Gralba)

Start Town	Altitude	Elevation Gain	Length	Gradient	Difficulty	Rating
Plan de Gralba	2,244m	424m	6.0 km	7.1%	275	*****

Climb Description

Passo Sella from Plan de Gralba is a short and reasonably steep climb in the Dolomites. It climbs up to the legendary 'Sella Towers', one of the most iconic rock formations of the mountain range. The climb also lends its name to the famous Sella Ronda loop, of which it forms a part.

In our opinion, this is the most scenic section of the whole Sella Ronda loop and is the reason why more people do the circle in an anti-clockwise direction.

Passo Sella is best climbed from May to October.

Roads & Traffic

The road surface is in very good condition throughout.

The road can be quite busy with cars in summer and motorbikes in good weather, although this is one of the least busy parts of the Sella Ronda.

Alternative Routes

Passo Sella can also be climbed from the south, starting from Canazei.

Nearby Climbs

Passo Campolongo

Passo Pordoi

Passo Fedaia

Passo Giau

Passo Gardena

Passo di Giau

Passo delle Erbe

Passo Costalunga

Cycling Holidays

Passo Sella is climbed 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.