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Passo della Cava from Porlezza

3.3
3 reviews | Statistics | 3 photos
Passo della Cava from Porlezza
Passo della Cava from Porlezza
Passo della Cava from Porlezza
Elevation profile Passo della Cava from Porlezza
Elevation profile Passo della Cava from Porlezza
Elevation profile Passo della Cava from Porlezza

Statistics

Difficulty points 767
Length 10.4 km
Average gradient 8.3%
Steepest 100 meters 12.7%
Total ascent 870m

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Beautiful scenery
17 hairpin turns
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Passo della Cava from Porlezza is a climb in the region Lombardy. It is 10.4km long and bridges 870 vertical meters with an average gradient of 8.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 767. The top of the ascent is located at 1150 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road names: Via A. Manzoni & SP11

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Passo della Cava from Porlezza
Passo della Cava from Porlezza
Passo della Cava from Porlezza

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Reviews (3)

Frederik
1 y 4.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

A beautiful but tough climb that starts near Lake Lugano and moves quickly into the mountains. We already had about 1,000 altimeters on the counter before the start of the climb and so, after another nine kilometres of solid climbing, we arrived in Val Rezzo, the last village before the summit, fairly exhausted. Alas, only then comes the toughest part. Keep right at the junction (not well signposted) and then steeply uphill for several hundred metres. The 11 % mentioned in the profile is the sum of a very steep first part and then a spur. And then still a bit of a gamble when you reach the top, as there is no sign anywhere.
We kept going straight on anyway and then descended via San Nazarro Val Cavargna: a nicer and especially clearer descent, albeit interrupted by two short climbs. That way, you end up roughly back at the starting point and managed a nice loop without many extra kilometres.

Een mooie maar pittige klim die start vlakbij het meer van Lugano en snel de bergen intrekt. We hadden voor de start van de klim al een 1000-tal hoogtemeters op de teller en we kwamen dus, na opnieuw negen kilometer stevig klimmen, redelijk afgepeigerd aan in Val Rezzo, het laatste dorp voor de top. Helaas, dan komt pas het zwaarste stuk. Rechts houden aan de splitsing (staat niet goed aangeduid) en dan enkele honderden meters steil naar boven. De 11 % waarvan sprake in het profiel, is de optelsom van een heel steil eerste deel en vervolgens een uitloper. En dan toch een beetje gokken wanneer je op de top bent, want nergens een bord te bespeuren.
We zijn sowieso rechtdoor blijven rijden om dan af te dalen via San Nazarro Val Cavargna: een mooiere en vooral overzichtelijkere afdaling, weliswaar onderbroken door twee korte klimmetjes. Zo kom je uiteindelijk weer ongeveer bij de vertrekplaats en heb je zonder veel extra kilometers een mooie lus kunnen maken.

Koning_David
2 y 3.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

Steep climb, beautiful nature. Road surface is good except for a few sections. Little traffic. It is also a wonderful descent, only not super good overview in the bends and narrow road, so watch out. Good to combine with 'San Nazarro Val Cavargna from Porlezza' as a round trip.

Pittige klim, mooie natuur. Wegdek is op een paar stukken na wel goed. Weinig verkeer. Het is ook een heerlijke afdaling, alleen niet super goed overzicht in de bochten en smalle weg, dus wel uitkijken. Goed te combineren met 'San Nazarro Val Cavargna vanuit Porlezza' als rondje.

gertjandevogel
2 y 3.0
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Nice little climb. You can make a nice round of it when you are in Porlezza. End of the ride with the descent here and there bad pieces in the road.

Mooi klimmetje. Je kunt er een mooi rondje van maken wanneer je in Porlezza zit. Einde van de rit met het afdalen hier en daar slechte stukken in de weg.

Climbing times

7 km/h 01:29:33
11 km/h 00:56:59
15 km/h 00:41:47
19 km/h 00:32:59

Road surface condition

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Traffic

92% 8% 0%
Based on 12 votes
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