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The route I took on the way back from the Stelvio Pass involved about 250 miles of speed derestricted autobahns where me and my friend were driving at 140mph+ whenever conditions allowed which was a lot of the time. You can cover ground amazingly quickly at these speeds.
I'd need a map to hand to give you precise road numbers, but the route was Calais down the autoroute to Reims. Then head east over to Metz. Continue heading east over towards Nurnburg in Germany - this is where the high speed autobahns begin
Once you get to Nurnburg, head south for Munich, then continue heading south for Innsbruck. then you're pretty much there. Calais to Nurnburg is about 6.5 hours drive. Nurnburg to Stelvio is 4 hours. So doable in a day if you're feeling energetic.
The best experience you can have on the Stelvio is to drive the east side from bottom to top when it is quiet ie early morning or late evening. The road can get very busy with tourists and cyclists during the day, and because it's a narrow winding road, overtaking can be difficult.
The west (Bormio) side is also nice but not as spectacular as the east side.
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I'd need a map to hand to give you precise road numbers, but the route was Calais down the autoroute to Reims. Then head east over to Metz. Continue heading east over towards Nurnburg in Germany - this is where the high speed autobahns begin
Once you get to Nurnburg, head south for Munich, then continue heading south for Innsbruck. then you're pretty much there. Calais to Nurnburg is about 6.5 hours drive. Nurnburg to Stelvio is 4 hours. So doable in a day if you're feeling energetic. The best experience you can have on the Stelvio is to drive the east side from bottom to top when it is quiet ie early morning or late evening. The road can get very busy with tourists and cyclists during the day, and because it's a narrow winding road, overtaking can be difficult.
The west (Bormio) side is also nice but not as spectacular as the east side.
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