| Hidden gem |
| 2 hairpin turns |
| #99 toughest climb of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola |
| #66 average steepest climb of Italian Alps |
Montorfano is a climb in the region Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. It is 0.8 km long and bridges 114 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 13.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 164. The top of the ascent is located at 315 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 7 photos.
Road name: Via Montorfano
3.0 by esseciThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: Italian.A pleasant surprise! A climb that leads in just under a kilometre to the hamlet of Montorfano di Mergozzo. Coming from Fondotoce, the entrance to the climb is immediately after the railway bridge and is flat for about a hundred metres. At a certain point you catch a glimpse of the "wall" that comes off to the left and remains so until the hamlet cemetery, with really hard gradients and no time to rest except for very brief stretches where the gradient is closer to 10 than 15％. The as... read more
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A pleasant surprise! A climb that leads in just under a kilometre to the hamlet of Montorfano di Mergozzo. Coming from Fondotoce, the entrance to the climb is immediately after the railway bridge and is flat for about a hundred metres. At a certain point you catch a glimpse of the "wall" that comes off to the left and remains so until the hamlet cemetery, with really hard gradients and no time to rest except for very brief stretches where the gradient is closer to 10 than 15％. The ascent ends along with the tarmac at a small car park. The road continues unpaved for 200m to reach the small group of old houses built around a small Romanesque church. There is also a drinking fountain near a canal. It is pleonastic to note that such a wall can only be tackled with the right gear ratios or if equipped with excellent training and power. I tackled it calmly with a 34x30 and 34.
Bella sorpresa! una salita che in poco meno di un km porta alla frazioncina di Montorfano di Mergozzo. Venendo da Fondotoce l'ingresso alla salita si trova subito dopo il ponte ferroviario e per un centinaio di metri è pianeggiante. Ad un certo punto si intravede il "muro" che si stacca sulla sinistra e che rimane tale fino al cimiterino della frazione, con pendenze veramente dure e senza momenti per rifiatare se non dei brevissimi tratti dove la pendenza si avvicina più al 10 che al 15％. L'ascesa termina assieme all'asfalto in un piccolo parcheggio. La strada prosegue sterrata per 200m per raggiungere il piccolo gruppo di case antiche costruite intorno ad una chiesetta romanica. Nei pressi si un canale si trova anche una fontanella potabile. E' pleonastico osservare che un muro del genere lo si può affrontare solo con adeguati rapporti o se dotati di ottimo allenamento e potenza. PErsonalmente l'ho affrontato tranquillo con un 34x30 e 34.
A nice, sharp, dry tear that leads to the medieval hamlet of Montorfano. A wall for the first 500m
Bello strappo secco e deciso che porta alla frazione medievale di Montorfano. Un muro per i primi 500m
Well... so this is a wall. If you start riding in a low gear straight away, you will get to the top. If you don't, shifting gears becomes more difficult and it becomes a downright battle. Not my type of hill.
Tja.. dit is dus een muur. Als je direct in een laag verzetje gaat rijden, kom je wel boven. Doe je dat niet, gaat schakelen lastiger en wordt het een regelrecht gevecht. Niet mijn type heuvel.
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