The Colle Scravaion (814 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Savona (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

). It connects

Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena ( lij, Castrevëgio) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. Geography Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbe ...

with

Bardineto Bardineto ( lij, Berdënei) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. Bardineto borders the following municipalities: Boissano, Cali ...

Geography

The pass stands between Monte Lingo (1103 m, West) and Rocca Barbena. Located on the

main chain of the Alps The main chain of the Alps, also called the Alpine divide is the central line of mountains that forms the drainage divide of the range. Main chains of mountain ranges are traditionally designated in this way, and generally include the highest ...

it connects the basin of the

Ligurian Sea The Ligurian Sea ( it, Mar Ligure; french: Mer Ligurienne; lij, Mâ Ligure) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera (Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient ...

(South of the pass) and the

Po plain The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain ( it, Pianura Padana , or ''Val Padana'') is a major geographical feature of Northern Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of including its Venetic ex ...

. 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

The Scravaion pass is a popular cyclists' climb. The road from

Zuccarello Zuccarello (; lij, Sucarê ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria an ...

is considered pleasant because even if it's quite tiring it offers good views on the

Riviera di Ponente The Italian Riviera or Ligurian Riviera ( it, Riviera ligure; lij, Rivêa lìgure) is the narrow coastal strip in Italy which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines. Longitudinall ...

and several shaded stretches 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 The Giogo di Toirano (801 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Savona (Italy). It connects Toirano with Bardineto. Toponimy In Italian the main meaning of ''giogo'' is ''yoke'', but it also means ''gap'', ''mountain pass''; Toir ...

and

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pass. Another interesting round-trip combines Colle Scravaion climb with

Colle San Bernardo Colle San Bernardo (957 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Cuneo (Italy). Geography The pass is located on the main chain of the Alps and connects Garessio with Erli and Albenga ( Province of Savona), on the coast of Ligurian Se ...

and Colle del Quazzo. Colle Scravaion is the starting point of an

Alta Via dei Monti Liguri The ''Alta Via dei Monti Liguri'' (AV, literally "High Route of the Ligurian Mountains") is a long-distance waymarked hiking trail in the Italian region of Liguria. In about and 44 day hikes, it runs through the arc formed by Ligurian Alps ...

section.

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Geography

Cycling and hiking

See also

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