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[goldie]

has anyone ridden the stelvio pass, italy? if so im doing it next year has anyone got any tips or ideas how much it would cost? cheers goldie

[Welsh Ninja]

[goldie]

are there plenty of campsites around the area? how much did you roughly spend on petrol? as i have a mate who is abit of a tight arse and wants to to everything on a budget

[Welsh Ninja]

[chriswillis]

[goldie]

blimey you  could do it a bit cheaper then,i was paying that for a campsite when i done the pyrenees a few years back, I wouldn't mind staying in a hostel as long as it has 4 walls a roof and a bed I'm not worried!

are all the mountain roads around the alps good? because we will probably spend a day getting there then 5 days on the alps then head home, so i would go south first and work my way back up.

as i said i done a trip to the pyrenees a few years ago and absolutly loved it! 5 days with a constant smile on my face 
day 1 headed to la rochelle on the west coast, then south to pau, then through the pyrenees to andorra (wicked place) then to perpignan then home. 2000 mile round trip and one of the best weeks of my life 
the only problem ive got is my best mate who i done the last one with is now in oz , so im supposed to be going with 2 other lads which 1 will let me down and the other one doesnt sound that interested! so even if i go on my own im bloody going 

[HoodyZX10r]

Try googling campanile! I've used them many time's but not in the last few years, they were clean and cheap. 90% of the one's we used you can get the bike right outside the room, there dotted all over France. I think theres a fair few in the Alps!

Hoody

Dont forget your E11 and a can of tyre weld!!!!!!!!

[chriswillis]

[goldie]

i will look into that cheers hoody, oh yes i invested in a roadside puncture repair kit last time but never had to use it thank god!

yeah chris your right memories are worth alot more , perhaps il say that to my mate

[r1flyguy]

Tried to do this in June this year but as we approached the pass from the south side, the snow was still coming down heavy and made it impassable.

This photo was taken at the bottom, 5000' feet up later -2 and heavy snow in June 


Hopefully July would be better.

If you are interested, check out the road from Fondo SS238 to  Lana, we ended up on this road as we couldn't get to Stelvio, and we were amazed by it!!! 

[chriswillis]

That aint good! Is it always that cold there in June?

I know the weaqther can be unpredictable in the mountains but would have thought it would have been that cold so late on in the yr? 

[goldie]

il be going at the end of september/ early october so hopefully all the snow will have melted by then 

thanks for the advice and replies chaps much appreciated

[Mark GVA]

Did it twice in 2008, and 2009...both times mid September & had no snow 

Worth paying the extra for a place to kip very close as the best times to run the twisty section is first thing, and last thing.

Will come back with some recommendations of other passes on ya way there if ya interested.

[goldie]

yes mate the more info the better , ive been looking on various websites like bestbikingroads.com trying to find somewhere to head to on the first day thats close to some of the best routes.

where did you stay the first night? how long did you go away for? (nice pick by the way)

[chriswillis]

Does anyone know if there will be snow there at the start of July then??