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Brandnertal from Bludenz

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3 reviews | Elevation profile | 13 photos
Brandnertal from Bludenz
Brandnertal from Bludenz
Brandnertal from Bludenz
Brandnertal from Bludenz
Brandnertal from Bludenz
Brandnertal from Bludenz
Elevation profile Brandnertal from Bludenz

Statistics

Difficulty points 920
Length 17.5 km
Average gradient 6%
Steepest 100 meters 17.3%
Total ascent 1048m

Short recap

6 hairpin turns
#82 toughest climb of Austria
#61 most elevation gain of Austria
#56 longest climb of Austria
#46 average steepest climb of Vorarlberg
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Brandnertal from Bludenz is a climb in the region Vorarlberg. It is 17.5km long and bridges 1048 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 920. The top of the ascent is located at 1580 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 13 photos.

Road names: Hauptstrasse & L82

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Reviews (3)

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KoenJanssens
4 Mo 4.0
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A nice variant to bypass the first busy stretch between Bludenz and Brand is via Bürs (Felbaweg). You then arrive at Brand via Galaferda. This variant is a footpath between the forests, about 3 metres wide, only accessible to hikers/cyclists and fully asphalted.
The intermediate section in Brand is quite manageable.
The last 6 km, from the Palüdbhan, are tough. Very often 9% and more. For me, the traffic was not too bad.
When the bus passes is sometimes narrow though :-)

Een mooie variant om het eerste drukke stuk tussen Bludenz en Brand te omzeilen is via Bürs (Felbaweg). Je komt dan aan via Galaferda te Brand. Deze variant is een wandelweg tussen de bossen, ca. 3 meter breed, enkel toegankelijk voor wandelaars / fietsers en volledig geasfalteerd.
Het tussenstuk in Brand is goed te doen.
De laatste 6 km, vanaf de Palüdbhan, zijn stevig. Zeer vaak 9% en meer. Het verkeer viel bij mij nog redelijk mee.
Als de bus passeert is het soms wel smal.

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stimmy
3 y 3.0 01:15:00 (14km/h)
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Left at 10.00 am to avoid the worst heat. The first part to Brand is very busy with cars. Then it gets better, until the parking lot at the gondola.

This climb was harder than I expected! The average percentage is deceptive. You have a tough start, then an easy middle section and finally another tough section to the 'top'.

The tarmac is good and the views are beautiful!

Vertrokken om 10.00 om de ergste warmte voor te zijn. Het eerste stuk tot Brand is erg druk met auto's. Daarna wordt het beter, tot de parkeerplaats bij de gondel.

Deze klim was zwaarder dan ik had verwacht! Het gemiddelde percentage is bedrieglijk. Je hebt een zware start, dan een makkelijk middenstuk en tot slot weer een zwaar stuk tot de 'top'.

Het asfalt is goed en de uitzichten prachtig!

Brandnertal from Bludenz
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bastiaanverrips
3 y 3.0 01:06:50 (15.7km/h)
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Sheltered climb on good tarmac which you can actually divide into two parts, with a part false flat in between. The first part from Bürs you climb on a winding road through the forest to Bürserberg. Until the winter sports village of Brand, the road still undulates a bit and you ride through two short tunnels. After the village, the road becomes narrower and the last five kilometres to the end of the valley are the toughest of the climb.

You end up at the parking lot at the base station of the Lünerseebahn. This cable car to the Lünersee was renewed in 2019 and is incredibly popular. During the day in high season there are therefore traffic jams with (turning) cars's on the last part of the road. In 2020 I did the climb 'early morning (left at 7am from Bürs) and then it is still wonderfully quiet, but in the descent already had a few "near misses" with oncoming tourists. Because the road is so narrow, I would not recommend driving up or down here during the day.

Beschutte klim over prima asfalt die je eigenlijk in twee stukken, met een gedeelte vals plat ertussen, kunt verdelen. Het eerste gedeelte vanuit Bürs klim je over een bochtige weg door het bos naar Bürserberg. Tot het wintersportdorpje Brand golft de weg nog wat en rijd je door twee korte tunnels. Na het dorp wordt de weg smaller en de laatste vijf kilometer naar het einde van het dal zijn de zwaarste van de klim.

Je eindigt op de parkeerplaats bij het grondstation van de Lünerseebahn. Deze kabelbaan naar de Lünersee is in 2019 vernieuwd en ongelofelijk populair. Overdag in het hoogseizoen staan er dan ook files met (kerende) auto's op het laatste gedeelte van de weg. In 2020 heb ik de klim 's ochtends vroeg gedaan (vertrokken om 7 uur uit Bürs) en dan is het nog heerlijk rustig, maar in de afdaling al een paar "near misses" gehad met tegemoetkomende toeristen. Omdat de weg zo smal is, zou ik het niet aanraden om hier overdag omhoog of omlaag te rijden.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 02:30:05
11 km/h 01:35:30
15 km/h 01:10:02
19 km/h 00:55:17

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