Gran Sasso d'Italia / Campo Imperatore from Lago Racollo

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5.0 2 reviews | Statistics | 6 photos

414

difficulty points

4.4%

avg. gradient

11.6%

steepest 100 meters

13.2km

length

585m

total ascent

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Gran Sasso d'Italia / Campo Imperatore from Lago Racollo is a climb in the region Abruzzo. It is 13.2km long and bridges 585 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 414. The top of the ascent is located at 2128 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.

Road names: Strada Regionale 17 bis della Funivia del Gran Sasso e Campo Imperatore & Strada Regionale 17 bis dir. "C"

5.0 by mboeck

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
A very impressive landscape, as far as I am concerned an absolute must visit as a cycling fanatic. The last part of the climb to the observatory was quite a bit of raking for me after a day in the saddle. At the top, the views are better than on the final turns. And so is the coffee.... read more

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Statistics

Gran Sasso d'Italia / Campo Imperatore from Lago Racollo This climb	Abruzzo 121 climbs	Apennine Mountains 1626 climbs	Italy 4899 climbs	Europe 43107 climbs
Difficulty points 414 2	rank 38 74% easier than Cima Blockhaus from Scafa via Roccamorice	rank 447 74% easier than Cima Blockhaus from Scafa via Roccamorice	rank 1622 86% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 5330 86% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 4.4%	rank 78 81% less steep than Muro di Guardiagrele	rank 1332 81% less steep than Muro di Guardiagrele	rank 4114 83% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 27544 85% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 13.2km	rank 42 67% shorter than Gran Sasso d'Italia / Campo Imperatore from Bazzano	rank 274 73% shorter than Sella del Perrone via Monteroduni	rank 800 77% shorter than Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo	rank 2956 79% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 585m	rank 43 71% less ascent than Cima Blockhaus from Scafa via Roccamorice	rank 410 71% less ascent than Cima Blockhaus from Scafa via Roccamorice	rank 1408 72% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 4606 79% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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Famous climb

Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

3 hairpin turns

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Climbing times

7 km/h	01:53:20
11 km/h	01:12:07
15 km/h	00:52:53
19 km/h	00:41:45

Reviews (2)

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mboeck

1 y 5.0

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A very impressive landscape, as far as I am concerned an absolute must visit as a cycling fanatic. The last part of the climb to the observatory was quite a bit of raking for me after a day in the saddle. At the top, the views are better than on the final turns. And so is the coffee.

alepore

1 y 5.0

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Campo Imperatore should need no introduction, if you have never been there, make up for it!
I recommend starting from Fonte Vetica (large car park) so as to do the whole plain.