Colle Scravaion

Colle Scravaion
Colle Scravaion and Rocca Barbena
Elevation	814 m (2,671 ft)[1]
Traversed by	Provincial road nr.52 Barreassi Calizzano[2]
Location	Liguria, Italy
Range	Ligurian Alps
Coordinates	44°09′34″N 8°07′13″E
Colle Scravaion Location of the pass

The Colle Scravaion (814 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Savona (Italy). It connects Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena with Bardineto.

Geography

The pass stands between Monte Lingo (1103 m, West) and Rocca Barbena. Located on the main chain of the Alps it connects the basin of the Ligurian Sea (South of the pass) and the Po plain.

Its northern slopes are occupied by vast beech woods, while the southern side is warmer and drier.

The pass can be reached following the provincial road nr.52 Barreassi Calizzano. Near the saddle stands a small picnic place and, not far away from it on the southern side, an old roadman's house.

Cycling and hiking

North side of the pass

The Scravaion pass is a popular cyclists' climb. The road from Zuccarello is considered pleasant because even if it's quite tiring it offers good views on the Riviera di Ponente and several shaded stretches^[3] It is part of a ciclist's racetrack called Anello dei tre gioghi (Ring of the three mountain passes) which also encompasses Giogo di Toirano and Balestrino pass.^[4] Another interesting round-trip combines Colle Scravaion climb with Colle San Bernardo and Colle del Quazzo.^[5]

Colle Scravaion is the starting point of an Alta Via dei Monti Liguri section.^[6]

See also

• List of mountain passes

References

Media related to Colle Scravaion at Wikimedia Commons

1. "Carta tecnica regionale on Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) 1:25000 scale". geoportale.regione.liguria.it. Regione Liguria. 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
2. "Strada Provinciale SP 52 - Barreassi Calizzano". Provincia di Savona. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
3. Gabriele Brunetti and Ivano Vinai (2007). "56. Colle Scravaion (812 m), da Zuccarello". Passi e valli in bicicletta. Liguria. Vol. 2. Ediciclo Editore. p. 164. ISBN 978-88-88829-42-5.
4. user Cadri (2013-04-14). "Bici da strada: Anello dei tre gioghi: Toirano, Scravaion, Balestrino". Retrieved 2017-03-31. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
5. "Colle del Quazzo 1090 m (Cuneo)". www.massimoperlabici.eu (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-04-21.
6. "Colle Scravaion - Giogo di Giustenice". Federparchi. Retrieved 2017-03-31.