The Colle del Quazzo (1090 m) is a mountain pass in the

Ligurian Alps The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. A small part is located in France. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende and the Vermenagna valley ...

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). It connects

Garessio Garessio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. The former Savoy family palace, the Reggia di Val Casotto is located within the town li ...

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Calizzano Calizzano ( lij, Carizan or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Savona. Calizzano borders the following municipalities: Bagnasco, Bardine ...

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Geography

The pass stands between Bric Meriano (NW, 1.251 m) and Bric verdiola (SE, 1.154 m). It belongs to the

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and is located near its border with the ligurian comune of

. The pass connects the high part of

Tanaro The Tanaro (; pms, Tane ; ; la, Tanarus), is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of dra ...

valley (North) with the valley of the Bormida.

Road access

The pass can be reached from Garessio following the SP nr.213. On the other side of the pass the road goes down till to the

n border, where it takes the name of SP nr. 47 ''Calizzano - Garessio'' and ends in

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s appreciate the climb because it crosses a pleasant

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y area, car and truck traffic is very sparse and it offers some good views on the neighbouring mountains. The climb to Colle del Quazzo can be combined 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 Scravaion The Colle Scravaion (814 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Savona (Italy). It connects Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena with Bardineto. Geography The pass stands between Monte Lingo (1103 m, West) and Rocca Barbena. Located on the ma ...

thus making an interesting round-trip. Colle del Quazzo is also frequented by motorcycle riders.

Hiking

From the Colle del Quazzo starts a pedestrian track leading to Monte Spinarda, a popular hike both by summer and winter, when in case of snow is suitable for

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References

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