Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo

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3.3 3 reviews | Statistics | 2 photos

592

difficulty points

2.4%

avg. gradient

10.2%

steepest 100 meters

58.3km

length

1419m

total ascent

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Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo is a climb in the region Piedmont. It is 58.3km long and bridges 1419 vertical meters with an average gradient of 2.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 592. The top of the ascent is located at 2001 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 2 photos.

Road name: SS21

5.0 by MarcoBardo89

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Italian.
A beautiful climb, never difficult and steep. Very fun to descend as well. From Vinadio onwards there is also little traffic... read more

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Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo

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Statistics

Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo This climb	Piedmont 656 climbs	Italian Alps 1978 climbs	Alps 5456 climbs	Italy 6045 climbs	Europe 50896 climbs
Difficulty points 592 2	rank 108 71% easier than Colle delle Finestre	rank 754 80% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 1769 80% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 1082 80% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 3322 80% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 2.4%	rank 652 84% less steep than Meggiana from Selva	rank 1969 91% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 5406 91% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 6012 91% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 48035 92% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 58.3km	rank 1	rank 1	rank 1	rank 1	rank 3 7% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 1419m	rank 15 33% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 84 33% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 155 33% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 96 33% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 306 49% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

Classification

Famous climb

Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

17 hairpin turns

Road surface condition

60% 40% 0%

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Traffic

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Climbing times

7 km/h	08:19:55
11 km/h	05:18:07
15 km/h	03:53:17
19 km/h	03:04:10

Reviews (3)

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MarcoBardo89

2 y 5.0

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

A beautiful climb, never difficult and steep. Very fun to descend as well. From Vinadio onwards there is also little traffic

patrickbaert +

3 y 3.0

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If you come from the Col de la Lombarde you turn left at the end of the descent on the climbing route of the Italian side of the cross-border Colle della Maddalena, with 31 km to go to the top.
You cycle slowly uphill from village to village along the Sturo mountain river on a wide road with lots of new asphalt and 5 tunnels (4 short / 1 long). After the last village Argentera, where a fixed traffic light with countdown timer makes the traffic go alternating up/down through the narrow village street, the road goes slightly uphill and the last 16 numbered hairpin turns follow shortly after each other.
The last kilometer is almost flat along a mountain lake in pure mountain nature including marmots.
Italian-French border at the top is an open plateau with shops/cafés on both sides for supplies. Also on the road this is not a problem.
Despite the fact that freight traffic is allowed up to 35 tonnes the traffic was not too bad on a Wednesday morning (August 2018). You will have to have some luck with this!
Excellent long warm up col without extremes.

Note: French side of this climb is called Col de Larche

Martino

4 y 2.0

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After the winter of 2020 the road will be asphalted again. Because there is freight traffic and an avalanche rushes over the top every now and then, the road will need frequent maintenance. Nice combination to cycle from Barcelonnette to the colle de Lombarda.