Passo di Fraele

[Wapping]

This is a new one on me.

As far as I can make out it’s a 17 hairpin one way road, up to a lake. Great views at the top, apparently.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MSCNgw2uNUGWNy6n9?g_st=ic

 

[Wapping]

As far as I can read, the pass used to go up to the top, past what seem to be ‘observation rowers’ and down the other side. For dome reason or other, it’s now blocked off at the top.

 

[wessie]

isn't that picture the Scale di Fraele, a sealed road whereas the Passau is gravel?
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ML42Wy4sy4UE29zY7

The view from the Torri de Fraele does look good https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y2srHow24jdN672u5 - the tarmac runs out just after the Torri where the bus turns around

 

[Wapping]

Very possibly.

 

[theoneandonly]

is there a tea hut at the top ?

 

[Wapping]

is there a tea hut at the top ?

This is quite a good website for some sometimes obscure roads and passes:

Torri di Fraele da Turripiano - Profilo della salita

Torri di Fraele da Turripiano è una salita situata nella regione Sondrio. Ha una lunghezza di 8.7 km, un dislivello di 604 m e una pendenza media del 6.9%. La

climbfinder.com

Also, this describes what are two passes:

Passo di Fraele: Driving the historic gravel road near the Swiss border

Explore Passo di Fraele (1,955m) in Lombardy. Discover the gravel road from Torri di Fraele, lake views, and critical summer traffic restrictions for motorized vehicles.

www.dangerousroads.org

Driving the fantastically twisty road to Torri di Fraele

Torri di Fraele is a fortress perched at an elevation of 1,992m (

www.dangerousroads.org

This site translates very well from Italian into English:

Val Fraele

Sentieri, escursioni, trekking, ascensioni, camminate, mountain-bike, storia, leggende, tradizioni, aspetti della montagna, suoni, caduti, gallerie di immagini, paesi di Valtellina e Valchiavenna, Montagna, Valli, Valmalenco, Cech, Orobie, Retiche, Valmasino, Rifugi, Bivacchi, Calendario...

www.paesidivaltellina.it

Not a million miles away:

Rifugio Val Fraele – Immerso nella natura

 

[theoneandonly]

hmm... not a million miles from Mandello ( Guzzi factory)

i'll put that in the satnav

 

[Rasher]

Its paved (kind of) up to the two medievil towers at the top (IIRC - was there in 2017) and then a roughly 4 mile loop on gravel around the lakes, a few places to get food and drink up the top, not a challenge really, anything will get you up and around, large ADV's no problem at all, I was on an 1190S and mates on V-Strom / Tiger Exploder 1200.

One of those you must come back down the way you came places which is worth the detour if you have time, but it is tight narrow hairpins all the way which is very few peoples favourite kind of road.