SS44bis · Austria / Italy

Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road

A high pass on the border between Austria and Italy, linking the Ötztal in Tyrol with the Passeier valley in South Tyrol at 2,474 m.

StartFinishHairpin

40.7 kmLength

351Pace-note calls

27Hairpins

81Tight corners (1–2)

↑920 ↓2,080Climb and drop, m

≈2,590 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 Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road?

The Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road is in Austria and Italy, on the SS44bis. Also known as Timmelsjoch, Passo del Rombo or Timmelsjoch-Hochalpenstraße. The route on this page: Hochgurgl in the Ötztal over the 2,474 m pass to St. Leonhard in Passeier, 40.7 km.

Why the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road is famous

Lorries and trailers are banned, so it stays far quieter than the Brenner Pass nearby. The Italian side drops almost 1,800 m over about 30 km to St. Leonhard, one of the longest continuous climbs in the Alps.

Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road hairpins

Over 40.7 km Turini calls 27 hairpins and 295 corners graded 1 to 6. That is 351 calls in all, one every 116 metres on average. Grade 1 is the tightest, 6 is nearly straight (how to read pace notes).

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270

364

457

559

634

Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road elevation profile

From 1,850 m at the start to 696 m at the finish, with a highest point of about 2,590 m. Red marks are the hairpins.

2,600 m600 m

0 km20.4 km40.7 km

Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road pace notes, first few km

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

45 mRight 4

150 mLeft 6

805 mHairpin right

875 mLeft 5

1.17 kmHairpin left

1.25 kmRight 6

1.50 kmRight 6

1.66 kmLeft 5

1.75 kmHairpin right

1.87 kmLeft 3

1.95 kmRight 4 opens

2.02 kmHairpin left

2.21 kmLeft 4

2.29 kmRight 4

2.38 kmLeft 3

2.47 kmRight 4 long opens

2.68 kmLeft 5 long

3.02 kmRight 4 long

3.35 kmLeft 3 long

3.56 kmRight 3

4.04 kmLeft 5

4.12 kmRight 5

4.20 kmLeft 4

4.51 kmLeft 3

4.61 kmRight 3

That takes you to 4.61 km. 326 more calls follow over the remaining 36.1 km.

Before you drive the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road

Toll on the Austrian side. Open roughly from mid-June to mid-October, daytime only (about 7:00 to 20:00); snow decides the dates.

The toll is paid at the station above Hochgurgl and covers both sides. Vehicles with trailers are not allowed.

How to drive the Timmelsjoch High Alpine 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.

More roads like the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road

Stelvio PassItaly15.7 km · 165 calls · 47 hairpins

Passo SellaItaly22.4 km · 227 calls · 32 hairpins

Passo di GaviaItaly32.0 km · 334 calls · 29 hairpins

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Sources: Wikipedia: Timmelsjoch, Wikipedia (de): Timmelsjoch-Hochalpenstraße.

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