Colle San Bernardo

Colle San Bernardo is a mountain pass in the Province of Cuneo.

Geography

The pass is located on the main chain of the Alps and connects Garessio with Erli and Albenga, 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.

Main road distances

Albenga 27 km
Erli 12 km
Garessio 9 km

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 to Bolano. The cycling climb to Colle San Bernardo can be combined with Colle del Quazzo and Colle Scravaion thus making an interesting round-trip.