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Passo Duran
Pso di Duran in the Bellunesi
Dolomites is one of several amazing roads in the
area around Agordo, that get limited motorized
traffic due to a few touchy sections with limited
clearance and short, very steep sections. Crossing
the pass from end to end also involves a canyon
ride on the eastern side, that is not likely to be
forgotten quickly. It can be used as bottom
approach to several passes in the area.
Approaches From West. Agordo is surrounded by
sky piercing dolomite peaks on all sides. It is
hard to imagine a more spectacular setting. The
tall church steeples of the town seem to
complement the landscape. Just south of these
church steeples the road to pso di Duran heads
north west into a valley. The densely forested
road periodically opens views into various valleys
onto bits and pieces of plunging cliff sides and
snow covered faces. The picture below is a
telephoto shot of such a scene. The road becomes
more tenuous as it gains altitude, with several
one way passages near land slides, and small make
shift curves. Towards the top the road heads for a
wide gap under a cliff face. The top has a few
businesses, but no ski lifts for a change.
From East. (described downwards). After a
few inital steep curves, the road leads through a
few very rustic towns, quite a contrast to the
more touristy Agordo side. If forgoing one of the
other passes that branch off (Staulanza, Cibiana)
and descending all the way, a spectacular traverse
along a gorge into Longarone follows. This canyon
ride actually may the scenic high point of the
day.
Tours Multi Day ride: A day on
a loaded mountain bike between Agordo over the
pass to Longarone measured 45 miles with 4300ft of
climbing in 5 hours. This included about a 5 mile
room search and a several slow detours to get out
of the rain (m3:9.6.9)
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