Passo del Tonale from Edolo is a climb in the region Lombardy. It is 29.7km long and bridges 1199 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 670. The top of the ascent is located at 1877 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 12 photos.
Road names: SS42 & Via Case Sparse
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Ascent to the pass that connects Valle Camonica with Trentino.
Long climb but always with gentle slopes.
Lots of traffic, including heavy trucks.
Numerous cyclists.
Good training and nothing more.
At the top after Ponte di Legno there are beautiful views of the valley and the Adamello.
Salita al passo che collega la Valle Camonica al Trentino.
Salita lunghetta ma sempre con pendenze dolci.
Tantissimo traffico anche di camion pesanti.
Numerosi ciclisti.
Buon allenamento e nulla più.
Nella parte alta dopo Ponte di Legno ci sono belle viste sulla valle e sull’Adamello.
I did this climb starting from Ponte di Legno after having done the Gavia pass to avoid the long initial half-plan seasoned by heavy traffic. The gradients are moderate and there are no pedalling difficulties.
Ho fatto questa salita partendo da Ponte di Legno dopo aver fatto il passo Gavia per evitare il lungo semipiano iniziale condito dal forte traffico. Le pendenze sono contenute e non ci sono difficoltà nella pedalata.
1st/3 is terrible with hi traffic, 2nd/3 is mostly flat - while shifting to hi gear you leave the crowds behind and mountains get closer - 3rd/3 is an Alpin road. Gateway to enter Sud Tyrol with gentle slopes, not really an exciting climb. A parallell asphalted bike path is available, nice to descend back to Edolo (water fountain near Ponte di Legno at a small park).
Done on 02/07/2023 during the Tour d'Ortles coming down from Gavia so not complete from Edolo.
Very rideable climb: beautiful view towards Ponte di Legno as you climb up to the right.
Unfortunately "infested" of motorcyclists who mistake it for a track.
Fatto il 02/07/2023 durante il Tour d'Ortles venendo giù da Gavia quindi non completo da Edolo.
Salita molto pedalabile: bella la vista verso Ponte di Legno mentre sali sulla destra.
Purtroppo "infestato" di motociclisti che lo scambiano per una pista.
Like Patrick and Jeroen, I only did the last part from Ponte di Legno. Fine, smooth climb. Nice to slalom between the cable cars. The flat to the top, there you can drive yourself empty in preparation for a long descent. Although the road surface in the descent is good, you have to reckon with a lot of traffic.
Zoals Patrick en Jeroen alleen het laatste stuk vanaf Ponte di Legno gedaan. Prima, goedlopende klim. Geinig om tussen de kabelbaan door te slalommen. Het vlak af richting de top, daar kun je jezelf nog even lekker leegrijden in voorbereiding op een lange afdaling. Hoewel het wegdek in de afdaling overigens goed is, moet je hier wel rekening houden met veel verkeer.
Like Patrick, I did the last 10 kilometres of this climb after the descent from the Gavia. I didn't think this was a bad climb at all. Maybe it's because after the descent of the Gavia I was a bit fed up with a road surface full of pits, cracks and holes. Nice wide road, sometimes a nice view, sometimes a cable car low over the road. The largest part runs nicely through a forest. The road is not too busy. The last 4 km are on brand new tarmac.
The village where the climb ends, on the other hand. What a monstrosity of a village. Behind the war memorial mentioned earlier, there is a little fountain.
Net als Patrick heb ik de laatste 10 kilometer van deze klim gedaan na de afdaling van de Gavia. Ik vond dit helemaal geen verkeerde klim eigenlijk. Misschien komt dat doordat ik na het afdalen van de Gavia een beetje klaar was met een wegdek vol putten, scheuren en gaten. Mooie brede weg, af en toe een mooi uitzicht, soms een kabelbaan laag over de weg. Het grootste gedeelte loopt lekker door een bos. De weg is daarbij niet te druk. De laatste 4 kilometer lopen over gloednieuw asfalt.
Het dorpje waar de klim eindigt daarentegen. Wat een gedrocht van een dorp. Achter het eerder genoemde oorlogsmonument zit een fonteintje.
Helemaal niet zo'n verkeerde klim als je richting Trento moet.
From Edolo you can still choose; Passo Tonale or maybe the Mortirolo? I have chosen the milder Tonale pass. The road to Ponte di Legno is quite busy with through traffic, but not unsafe. After Ponte di Legno it becomes quieter and you can still choose to go for the legendary Passo di Gavia. I climb further, zigzagging under the ski lift to Tonale. The climb gets steeper from here on (mostly 6％ with occasional peaks of 8％) but runs nicely and never becomes really difficult. On top of the pass is a typical ski village where everything is available.
In short: nice climb and doable as a warming-up for or in combination with other climbs in this region.
Als je Edolo uit rijdt kan je kiezen; Passo Tonale of de pijnlijk stijle Mortirolo? Ik heb gekozen voor de mildere Tonale pas. De weg richting Ponte di Legno is redelijk druk met doorgaand verkeer, maar niet onveilig. Na Ponte di Legno wordt het rustiger en kan je nog eens kiezen; Tonale of de legendarische Passo di Gavia? Ik klim verder, zigzaggend onder de skilift door naar Tonale. De klim wordt vanaf Ponte di Legno stijler (meestal 6％ met af en toe uitschieters van 8％) maar loopt lekker en wordt nergens echt moeilijk. Bovenop de pas is een typisch wintersportdorpje waar van alles verkrijgbaar is.
Kortom; lekkere klim en prima te doen als opwarmer voor- of in combinatie met andere beklimmingen in deze regio.
Coming from the descent of the Gavia I only cycled the part from Ponte di Legno, so the last 10km.
Start with a gradual climb over a wide and sometimes busy road via some hairpin bends up the forest slope. You cycle a few times under the long shuttle cable car that in winter brings a mass of skiers from the valley to the ski area above. The last 2 or so kilometres are relatively flat to the summit.
There is little summer activity on the plateau full of hotels, ski lifts and a bombastic war memorial.
Functioned (eg 2010) as arrival place of Giro stage on the Gavia.
Komende van de afdaling van de Gavia enkel het deel vanuit Ponte di Legno gefietst,dus de laatste 10km.
Beginnen met geleidelijke stijging over brede soms drukke weg via enkele haarspeldbochten de woudflank op. Je fietst enkele keren de lange pendelkabelbaan onderdoor die in de winter vanuit het dal een massa wintersporters naar het skigebied boven brengt. De laatste 2 tal kilometer vlakken relatief af tot de top.
Er is weinig zomerse activiteit op het plateau vol met hotels, skiliften en een bombastisch oorlogsmonument.
Fungeerde (oa. 2010) als aankomstplaats van Giro etappe over de Gavia.
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