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Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa

4.5
2 reviews | Elevation profile | 5 photos
In some places the road surface of this climb is bad, but it can be ridden with a road bike.
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
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Elevation profile Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa

Statistics

Difficulty points 263
Length 4.8 km
Average gradient 6.3%
Steepest 100 meters 15%
Total ascent 302m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
Hidden gem
6 hairpin turns
Bad road
#58 toughest climb of Costa Blanca
#81 most elevation gain of Costa Blanca
#86 longest climb of Costa Blanca
#67 average steepest climb of Valencia
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Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa is a climb in the region Costa Blanca. It is 4.8km long and bridges 302 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 263. The top of the ascent is located at 555 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road name: Camí de Vilallonga

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Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
Coll de la Safor from L'Orxa
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Reviews (2)

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This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

Indeed a beautiful climb. Certainly also from the other side from Villalonga. If you are in the area then this is highly recommended.

Inderdaad een prachtige klim. Zeker ook vanaf de andere kant vanuit Villalonga. Ben je in de buurt dan is dit een echte aanrader.

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haroldslegers
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This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

The surroundings of the Sierra de la Safor are the most beautiful I have seen in the region. The ascent from Lorcha has actually good road surface, only almost at the top (on the plateau) there are a few stretches of road tens of metres long that are in less good condition (March 2022). On the way up, just before the steepest part, there is a viewpoint with a beautiful view of the valley of the Rio Serpis. On top of the summit is the Mirador de la Mar (a viewpoint of the beautiful surroundings). The road from the top towards Villalonga is quite different from the road from Lorcha: this side is much steeper than from Lorcha, and on steep sections the road surface is made of bumpy concrete. In the upper part, the asphalt road surface is in good condition, but later changes to rough asphalt (with sometimes bumpy concrete road surface again on steep sections). At a sand quarry (flat section), the road surface consists of gravel for about a hundred metres and then changes to rough asphalt again. In the descent to Villalonga you have to be careful, but stop a few times to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. On the side of Villalonga you cycle partly through a cirque, the Circo de la Safor.

De omgeving van de Sierra de la Safor is de mooiste omgeving die ik heb gezien in de regio. De beklimming vanuit Lorcha kent eigenlijk goed wegdek, alleen bijna boven (op het plateau) zijn er een paar stukken wegdek van tientallen meters lengte die in minder goede staat zijn (maart 2022).
De klim start met een serie van een vijftal haarspeldbochten die je mooi zicht op het plaatsje Lorcha geven. Onderweg in de klim, net vóór het steilste gedeelte, heb je een uitzichtpunt met een prachtig zicht op het dal van de Rio Serpis. Boven op de top ligt Mirador de la Mar (een uitzichtpunt op de prachtige omgeving). De weg vanaf de top richting Villalonga is qua wegdek een heel ander verhaal dan het wegdek vanuit Lorcha: deze kant is veel steiler dan vanuit Lorcha, en op steile stukken is het wegdek uitgevoerd in hobbelig beton. In het bovenste deel is het asfaltwegdek in prima toestand, maar gaat later over in ruw asfalt (met soms weer hobbelig betonwegdek op steile stukken). Ter hoogte van een zandgroeve (vlak gedeelte) bestaat het wegdek over een hondertal meters uit gravel om daarna weer over te gaan in ruw asfalt. In de afdaling naar Villalonga is het dus goed uitkijken, maar stop daarom enkele keren om te genieten van de prachtige omgeving. Je fietst aan de kant van Villalonga deels door een keteldal, de Circo de la Safor.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:40:48
11 km/h 00:25:58
15 km/h 00:19:02
19 km/h 00:15:02

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