I picked up the scooter from Mototouring, then rode across Colle di Gran San Bernardo to La Tine, Switzerland.
Milan, Italy to Bern, Switzerland via Colle di Gran San Bernardo (8h30m, 422km)
Near St Bernard pass, turn right at Saint-Leonard to stay on the old SS27 instead of taking the T2 tunnel.
These will rejoin as [21] / E27.
Motorways are marked by green signs, while main roads (Hauptstrassen) are marked by blue signs.
There are 2 versions of Highway 9, a blue square (Hauptstrassen) version which I want and a green hexagon (Motorway) version. I think only the A (Arterial/Autobahnen/Autoroutes featuring a white letter "A" followed by a number on green signs) require a vingette. So the green hexagon E27/12 might be OK and a bit faster.
Col du Gd-Saint-Bernard; Colle del Gran San Bernardo is still closed and temperature is -4C at the top this afternoon
Of the xxx passes pass status only St Bernard is still closed.
The base route is 7h53m 412km which is pretty long.
Here it is broken out into segments
part 1: Mototouring to Etroubles avoiding tolls but highways OK 3h56m 242km
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mototouring,+Via+del+Ricordo,+31,+20128+Milano+MI/Etroubles,+11014+Aosta+Valley/@45.7501837,7.8273479,9.3z/data=!4m16!4m15!1m5!1m1!1s0x4786c70b407558f5:0xa19e8739ae1bbd5!2m2!1d9.2412508!2d45.5098848!1m5!1m1!1s0x47892585868a8707:0xd1b11bc275dd14ff!2m2!1d7.2299976!2d45.8202503!2m1!2b1!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CFH3yB33P14Yvk2Z8
part 2: Etroubles to Rossinière (near Bern) over St. Bernard pass 3h34m 162km
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Etroubles,+11014+Aosta+Valley/Saint-Rh%C3%A9my,+11010+Aosta+Valley/Great+St+Bernard+Hospice,+1946+Bourg-Saint-Pierre,+Switzerland/Rasse,+1884+Ollon,+Switzerland/Route+de+La+Tine+10,+1658+Rossini%C3%A8re,+Switzerland/@45.7266676,7.6099737,8.79z/data=!3m1!5s0x4786c70b3b5e5755:0x7d4bc8b635b8fb2a!4m34!4m33!1m5!1m1!1s0x47892585868a8707:0xd1b11bc275dd14ff!2m2!1d7.2299976!2d45.8202503!1m5!1m1!1s0x47892ffea0aa6a77:0xb91ef9352dcf457a!2m2!1d7.1838312!2d45.8355909!1m5!1m1!1s0x47893034a71151cd:0xfe349f4011c1890d!2m2!1d7.1705651!2d45.8689158!1m5!1m1!1s0x478e9567cdfa14af:0x598b706ac885c547!2m2!1d7.08993!2d46.30564!1m5!1m1!1s0x478e8e127c59eef5:0xd1263aa68ba8dcad!2m2!1d7.0525081!2d46.4700028!2m1!2b1!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zzwipoqab2vWnTtQA
La Reine des Prés (85 euros)
Route de La Tine 10, 1658 La Tine, Switzerland
Milan Mototouring → La Tine Switzerland
Milan Mototouring → La Tine Switzerland (415 km)
| Time | Minutes | km | kph avg | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:19am | 60.2 | map | ||
| 10:19am | 72.0 | 49 km | 41 kph | On My Way! |
| 11:31am | 18.9 | fuel stop at Tamoil and a gas station coffee | ||
| 11:50am | 107.7 | 106 km | 59 kph | |
| 1:47pm | 11.1 | Conad grocery stop Aosta Valley, Italy | ||
| 1:58pm | 62.9 | 54 km | 52 kph | |
| 3:01pm | 2.0 | pictures heading up out of Aosta | ||
| 3:03pm | 7.9 | 6 km | 49 kph | |
| 3:12pm | 0.6 | pictures of mountains and stone roofs | ||
| 3:13pm | 9.7 | 8 km | 51 kph | |
| 3:22pm | 1.9 | pictures in Gignod | ||
| 3:24pm | 9.3 | 7 km | 44 kph | |
| 3:33pm | 9.4 | Saint-Rhémy | ||
| 3:43pm | 7.1 | 5 km | 38 kph | |
| 3:50pm | 1.8 | Gate of closed St Bernardo pass on Italy side | ||
| 3:52pm | 40.8 | 31 km | 45 kph | |
| 4:32pm | 1.6 | Gate of closed St Bernardo pass on Swiss side | ||
| 4:34pm | 14.7 | 12 km | 50 kph | |
| 4:49pm | 4.6 | fuel stop at Station bivouac de Napoleon | ||
| 4:53pm | 1.9 | 2 km | 70 kph | |
| 4:55pm | 1.8 | pic stop outside Liddes | ||
| 4:57pm | 7.1 | 5 km | 45 kph | |
| 5:04pm | 1.1 | pic stop at a hairpin turn | ||
| 5:05pm | 36.1 | 29 km | 49 kph | |
| 5:42pm | 9.6 | apricot vendor stand and waterfall | ||
| 5:51pm | 56.4 | 37 km | 39 kph | |
| 6:48pm | 3.5 | map | ||
| 6:51pm | 19.1 | 14 km | 43 kph | |
| 7:10pm | 4.1 | map | ||
| 7:14pm | 50.1 | 47 km | 56 kph | |
| 8:04pm | 127.7 | Arrived B&B La Reine des Prés, the Pays-d'Enhaut | ||
| 12h54m | 8h33m moving | 415 km | 48.5 kph | 66% moving, 261 minutes of breaks |
Odometer 16,230km
While I could get my scooter under the gate, and ride by the workmen, I worry that the Swiss authorities might not look fondly on bypassing border checks. I'll go back down and through the tunnel.
Cascade de la Pissevache
Maybe because the name of this waterfall is "Cascade de la Pissevache"
