Without a doubt the most beautiful and safest way of reaching Aprica is from San Giacomo di Teglio, along a route that is suitable for anyone looking to enjoy a spot of safe cycling. Indeed this mountain road is quiet, with barely any vehicle traffic. A long climb, over 18 kilometres long, leads through a wood, with most of the journey in the shade. There are some clearings along the way, with green meadows, a few lodges, but no catering points.

One of the most beautiful and relatively simple ways of reaching the Mortirolo Pass is to climb from Aprica  and pass through Trivigno. Off the beaten track of the men's Giro d'Italia, parts of it are included in the women's competition. The 27.8 km route is rich in climbs interspersed with flatter stretches, pleasant slopes and descents. It is ideal for anyone who wants to enjoy nature. Indeed it includes a number of woodland stretches, where you can fill your lungs with the perfume of resin and wood.

The legendary Mortirolo Pass, which despite "only" standing at 1852 m, presents stretches with gradients of up to 23%! The climb, also made famous thanks to the great Marco Panatani, can be tackled as follows:

from Mazzo di Valtellina, with a 12 km climb and an elevation difference of 1300 m;
from Grosio (Tiolo district), with a 14 km climb and an elevation difference of 1100 m;
from Tovo Sant'Agata with a 12.5 km climb and an elevation difference of 1300 m (and a maximum gradient of 23%)

One of the most coveted climbs by cyclists, which owes its legendary status to the Giro d'Italia, the Stelvio Pass stands at 2,758 m, making it the highest pass in Italy that is accessible by car. A spectacular series of bends (40 on the Lombard slope and 48 on the Alto Adige side)connect Valtellina to South Tyrol. Just below the pass, on the Valtellina side, the road crosses the Umbrail Pass, which leads onto Engadina (Switzerland).

The climb from Bormio to the Stelvio Pass is 21 km long, with an elevation difference of 1500 m and a maximum gradient of 13%.

Immersed in the Stelvio National Park, the Gavia is one of Europe's highest Alpine passes; at 2652 m, it connects Valtellina with Ponte di Legno, in the province of Brescia. Just like the Stelvio and Mortirolo, the Gavia is one of the passes made famous by the Giro d'Italia.

From S. Caterina Valfurva, the route climbs 900 m for around 13 km, initially immersed in fir, larch and scots pine forests, before entering the high-altitude grasslands of the Gavia Pass and the landscape characterised by the millennial action of the Tresero and Dosegù glaciers.