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Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo

4.8
6 reviews | Elevation profile | 19 photos
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Elevation profile Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo

Statistics

Difficulty points 1137
Length 20.3 km
Average gradient 7.1%
Steepest 100 meters 11.8%
Total ascent 1440m

Short recap

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
25 hairpin turns
#24 toughest climb of Piedmont
#90 most elevation gain of Italy
#24 longest climb of Piedmont
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Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo is a climb in the region Piedmont. It is 20.3km long and bridges 1440 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.1%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1137. The top of the ascent is located at 2352 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 6 reviews of this climb and uploaded 19 photos.

Road name: SP 255

Photos (19)

Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo

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Reviews (6)

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Mauriparola
3 Mo 5.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Italian. Show original

Wonderful climb from Pratolungo, absolutely one of my favourites. You have to judge when to go, sometimes there is a lot of traffic, particularly up to the Sant'Anna Sanctuary. Very beautiful if done at the beginning of the season with snow still on the road. You often meet pros (quite a few this year) doing altitude training at Isola2000. Good asphalt, narrow road (be careful going downhill).

Splendida salita da Pratolungo, assolutamente una delle mie preferite. Occorre valutare quando andare, a volte c’è parecchio traffico, in particolare fino al Santuario di Sant’Anna. Molto bella sé fatta ad inizio stagione con la neve ancora sulla strada. Capita spesso di incontrare dei Pro (quest’anno parecchi) che fanno allenamento in quota a Isola2000. Asfalto buono, strada stretta (attenzione in discesa).

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Pepijn
1 y 5.0 02:08:00 (9.5km/h)
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

Beautiful climb to the border with France. Cycled in late August 2023, nice and quiet on the way so late season, saw many marmots in particular. The climb is very irregular (usually varying between 7% á 22%), making it a particularly tough climb. One not to be missed.

Prachtige klim naar de grens met Frankrijk. Eind augustus 2023 gefietst, zo in het naseizoen lekker rustig onderweg, vooral veel marmotten gezien. De klim is heel onregelmatig (meestal variërend tussen de 7% á 22%), daardoor een bijzonder zware klim. Eentje om niet te missen.

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Kevin
2 y 5.0
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Wonderful climb that starts from Pratolungo almost immediately with a series of beautiful hairpin bends. The scenery becomes more beautiful the higher you climb. The last few kilometres are a little easier, which allows you to enjoy the beautiful scenery even more. Do not forget to visit the branch to Sant'Anna di Vinadio!

Wondermooie beklimming die vanuit Pratolungo vrijwel meteen start met een serie prachtige haarspeldbochten. De omgeving wordt mooier naarmate je hoger komt. De laatste kilometers zijn iets eenvoudiger, waardoor je nog meer kan genieten van het prachtig decor. Vergeet zeker de aftakking naar Sant'Anna di Vinadio niet te bezoeken!

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MarcoBardo89
2 y 5.0 02:00:00 (10.2km/h)
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Beautiful climb, quite difficult until the last 3km. It never lets up apart from two false floors. It starts with a nice series of fast switchbacks, then uphill, more switchbacks and so on until the junction with the Sanctuary. From there another 8km to the summit, the first 5 of which are tough. Beautiful scenery, beautiful area. Unfortunately done on a Saturday, full of people

Bellissima salita, abbastanza difficile fino agli ultimi 3km. Non molla mai a parte due falsi piani. Inizia con una bella serie di rapidi tornanti, poi salitona, altri tornanti e via così fino al bivio con il Santuario. Da lì altri 8km alla vetta, di cui i primi 5belli tosti. Bellissimi paesaggi, splendida zona. Purtroppo fatta di sabato, pieno di gente

Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
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patrickbaert
3 y 5.0
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Cycled up the wonderful Italian side of this literally cross-border col in August 2018.
Indeed irregular route in pure uninhabited nature with both hairpin sections (34 !!!!! total climb) and long straight or slightly twisting sections with highly variable gradient.
The start is spectacular with a series of 13 hairpins in a short distance to make the very narrow road steep through the narrow valley along the river to wind up. Followed by straight road, occasionally interrupted by a few hairpin bends,
A short middle section (before the turnoff to the pilgrimage site St.Anna) flattens out a bit and then a steep climb to the forest and the somewhat less steep final kilometers in an open rough mountain landscape with mountain lakes, sheep and whistling marmots to the pass. The summit is the border between Italy and France and gives a view of the two sides of the climb.
There was in the summer a mobile snack bar.

The Sanctuario St.Anna di Vinadio (2035m), already visible during the climb on top of the rock, is very popular with the religious (cycling) Italians and can sometimes cause heavy traffic in the first part.
But the 3 steep extra climbing kilometers are really worth it for the fantastic panorama at the top.
Was arrival place Giro 2016, and in the little church even the floor runs uphill!

Attention: kilometre poles from the start of the climb count up with St.Anna as the end point (km16), for those who only cycle the Col de la Lombarde the count starts again after the junction (km13) from 0 to the top (km8).

A monumental climb!!!!!! For me one of the most beautiful climbs on my list.

De wondermooie Italiaanse zijde van deze letterlijk grensoverschrijdende col in Augustus 2018 op gefietst.
Inderdaad onregelmatige route in puur onbewoonde natuur met zowel haarspeldbochtensecties (34 !!!!! totale klim) als lange rechte of licht draaiende stukken met sterk wisselende hellingsgraad.
De start is spectaculair met op een korte afstand een serie van 13 op elkaar gestapelde haarspeldbochten om de erg smalle weg steil door het nauwe dal langs de rivier naar omhoog te laten kronkelen. Gevolgd door rechte weg ,af en toe onderbroken door enkele haarspeldbochten,
Een kort middendeel (voor afslag naar bedevaartsoord St.Anna) vlakt even af om nadien via stevig klimwerk het bos uit te komen en de iets minder steile slotkilometers in een open ruw berglandschap met bergmeertjes,schapen en fluitende marmotten tot de pasovergang te fietsen. Top is de grens Italië -Frankrijk en geeft zicht op de twee klimzijden.
Er stond in de zomer een mobiele snackbar.

Het Sanctuario St.Anna di Vinadio (2035m), reeds tijdens de klim boven op de rots te zien, is heel populair bij de gelovige (fietsende) italianen en kan soms voor druk verkeer in het eerste deel zorgen.
Maar de 3 steile extra klimkilometers zijn het echt wel waard voor het fantastische panorama boven.
Was aankomstplaats Giro 2016, en in het kerkje loopt zelfs de vloer bergop!

Opgelet: kilometerpalen vanaf de klimstart tellen op met St.Anna als eindpunt (km16), voor wie alleen de Col de la Lombarde fietst begint de telling na de splitsing (km 13) opnieuw van 0 tot de top (km 8).

Een monumentale klim!!!!!! Voor mij één van de mooiste op mijn fietslijstje.

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Martino
4 y 4.0
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I know of few cols where the gradient fluctuates so much. For example, the strips of 10-12 % alternate with fall flat to slightly downhill. The same applies to the bends. A series of hairpin bends and then straight on again. Many Italians have chosen ST Anne di Vinadio as their destination and therefore there is a lot of traffic on the first half of the narrow road. A very diverse col in a beautiful setting.

Ik ken maar weinig cols waar de hellingsgraad zo fluctueert. Zo wisselen de stroken van 10-12 % af met valsplat tot licht dalend. Dat geldt ook voor het bochtenwerk. Series haarspeldbochten en dan weer kaarsrecht. Veel Italianen hebben de bestemming ST Anne di Vinadio en daardoor is er met name veel verkeer op de eerste helft van de wel erg smalle weg. Een bijzonder afwisselende col in een fraaie omgeving.

Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
Col de la Lombarde from Pratolungo
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Climbing times

7 km/h 02:54:22
11 km/h 01:50:58
15 km/h 01:21:22
19 km/h 01:04:14

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Traffic

22% 56% 22%
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