SS163 · Italy

Amalfi Coast Road

The SS163 along the cliffs of the Amalfi Coast, from Positano past Praiano to Amalfi.

StartFinishHairpin

15.4 kmLength

212Pace-note calls

14Hairpins

94Tight corners (1–2)

↑430 ↓460Climb and drop, m

≈190 mHighest point

Counts are from Turini’s pace-note engine on this route. Heights come from terrain data and can differ from signposted figures by a few tens of metres.

Where is the Amalfi Coast Road?

The Amalfi Coast Road is in Italy, on the SS163. Also known as Amalfi Drive or Strada Statale 163 Amalfitana. The route on this page: Positano to Amalfi, 15.4 km.

Why the Amalfi Coast Road is famous

The whole road runs about 50 km along the coast, with bend after bend and one narrow lane each way. The Amalfi Coast is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Amalfi Coast Road hairpins

Over 15.4 km Turini calls 14 hairpins and 177 corners graded 1 to 6. That is 212 calls in all, one every 73 metres on average. Grade 1 is the tightest, 6 is nearly straight (how to read pace notes).

HP14

142

252

323

432

527

Amalfi Coast Road elevation profile

From 60 m at the start to 17 m at the finish, with a highest point of about 190 m. Red marks are the hairpins.

200 m0 m

0 km7.7 km15.4 km

Amalfi Coast Road pace notes, first few km

The first 25 calls, exactly as Turini reads them, with the distance from the start.

5 mRight 2

40 mLeft 5

225 mLeft 5

290 mRight 3

330 mLeft 3

395 mLeft 1

495 mRight 1 long

495 mBridge

570 mLeft 2 very long tightens

740 mHairpin right

775 mBridge

855 mHairpin left

1.04 kmHairpin right

1.09 kmBridge

1.16 kmLeft 2 very long

1.44 kmRight 1

1.50 kmLeft 3 opens

1.58 kmRight 5

1.71 kmRight 5

1.78 kmLeft 1

1.88 kmRight 3

1.98 kmRight 1

2.01 kmBridge

2.08 kmLeft 1

2.23 kmRight 3

That takes you to 2.23 km. 187 more calls follow over the remaining 13.2 km.

Before you drive the Amalfi Coast Road

Open all year. In the summer season, local rules have restricted non-resident traffic on some days, so check before you go.

Buses need the whole road on the tighter bends, and parking in the towns is scarce. Early morning is the quietest time.

How to drive the Amalfi Coast Road with Turini

Set the route before you leave and Turini saves its notes on the phone, so it works with the screen off and no signal. On the road it reads each call about 4.5 seconds before the corner, timed to your speed, and you never touch the phone. It also works through Android Auto. If pace notes are new to you, start in Simple mode (Easy, Medium, Hard) and switch to the 1–6 scale once it feels natural.

Always drive within the law, the conditions and what you can see. Turini tells you what the map says; the road is what counts.

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Sources: Wikipedia: Amalfi Drive, Wikipedia (it): Strada statale 163 Amalfitana.

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