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Vršič Pass (50 Numbered Cobblestone Hairpins)
Slovenia · Road 206
The highest mountain pass in the Julian Alps, built by 10,000 Russian prisoners of war during WWI. Features exactly 50 numbered hairpin turns—with every single turn on the northern ascent paved in historic granite cobblestones. Plunges down into the emerald-green emerald waters of the Soča River valley.
Vršič Pass (50 Numbered Cobblestone Hairpins) runs 31 miles between Kranjska Gora Ski Resort, Slovenia and Bovec / Soča River Valley, Slovenia. We count about 50 corners along it, which is open, and there for the view rather than the corners. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartKranjska Gora Ski Resort, Slovenia46.4844, 13.7856
- High1,490 ft - 5,285 ft (Vršič Summit 1,611m)elevation range
- EndBovec / Soča River Valley, Slovenia46.3381, 13.5528
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
Repair within reach
- 10 miZweirad Ginzinger VillachVillach, Austria
- 59 miAvtoval BMW Motorrad Grosuplje (Ljubljana Gateway)Grosuplje, Slovenia
Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.
Questions riders ask
- How long does Vršič Pass (50 Numbered Cobblestone Hairpins) take to ride?
- About 31 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Vršič Pass (50 Numbered Cobblestone Hairpins) start and end?
- It runs between Kranjska Gora Ski Resort, Slovenia and Bovec / Soča River Valley, Slovenia. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Vršič Pass (50 Numbered Cobblestone Hairpins) a twisty road?
- We count about 50 corners across 31 miles, which is open, and there for the view rather than the corners.
- Is there a GPX file for Vršič Pass (50 Numbered Cobblestone Hairpins)?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.