Passo dello Scopello / Passo Marco Pantani from Cannobio is a climb in the region Piedmont. It is 20.1km long and bridges 735 vertical meters with an average gradient of 3.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 356. The top of the ascent is located at 961 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 7 reviews of this climb and uploaded 10 photos.
Road names: SP75 della Valle Cannobina, Vecchia strada & SP75
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Last time I did it downhill and found a destroyed, ruined road. I do it again today, 15 August, and find it totally fine. One must always consider that this is a small mountain road, which is often affected by the weather. One part is closed with a diversion to Traffiume where there are even four water fountains. On a day when 30 degrees are predicted, I climb at 9 a.m. with 18 degrees and above all I am overtaken by only 9 cars!! a wild road 100％ in nature. the strong wind on the lakefront completely cancels out the ascent. The gradients are moderate and there is always time to recover with gentle sections after some 8％ After Spoccia, the average gradients rise. The ban on bikes in the absolutely well-lit tunnel is absurd (I have obviously done it, it is very short). If it also had a view of the lake, it would be really super.
L'ultima volta l'avevo fatto in discesa e avevo trovato una strada distrutta, disastrata. La rifaccio oggi, 15 agosto, trovandola totalmente a posto. Bisogna sempre considerare che si tratta di una stradina di montagna, che spesso risente delle intemperie meteo. Una parte chiusa con deviazione per Traffiume dove ci sono addirittura 4 fontanelle d'acqua. In una giornata con previsti 30 gradi, salgo alle 9 di mattina con 18 gradi e soprattutto vengo superato da sole 9 auto!! una strada selvaggia 100％ nella natura. il forte vento del lungolago completamente azzerato nell'ascesa. Le pendenze sono modeste e si ha sempre tempo per recuperare con tratti dolci dopo alcuni strappi sul 8％. Dopo Spoccia le pendenze medie salgono. Assurdo il divieto per le bici nella galleria assolutamente ben illuminata (l'ho ovviamente fatta, è molto corta). Avesse anche l'affaccio sul lago sarebbe davvero super.
Wild valley with characteristic villages. As long as you don't catch the unbearable Ossola valley rally..
Valle selvatica con paesini caratteristici. A patto di non beccare l'insopportabile rally delle valli ossolane..
Great climb that takes you from beautiful Canobbio at Lago Maggiore to theVal Vigezzo. It never gets too steep, the surface is fine and there was little traffic when I did it (weekday in early September 2023). The only tunnel is well lit. The views of the steep mountains of Val Grande are impressive and there are some spectacular villages to be seen above you too.
I really enjoyed driving up the Val Cannobina from Cannobio, making detours first to Palmenta and then to Gurro, the "village" of the Scots". After leaving a written memento in the dedication book to the Pirata at the Scopello Pass, I descended to Malesco, then along the picturesque Centovalli road, which intersects the Vigezzina railway and its bridges at several points, to arrive in Locarno and return to Italy along Lake Maggiore.
Mi è piaciuto molto risalire la Val Cannobina da Cannobio, effettuando anche le deviazioni prima a Palmenta e poi a Gurro, il "paese" degli scozzesi". Lasciato poi un ricordo scritto sul libro delle dediche al Pirata al Passo dello Scopello, sono sceso su Malesco, quindi per la suggestiva strada delle Centovalli, che interseca in più punti la ferrovia Vigezzina e i suoi ponti, per arrivare a Locarno e rientrare in Italia costeggiando il Lago Maggiore.
Very nice climb, starts in the village. Nowhere really steep, so brisk pedalling. Take a picture of the Marco Pantani monument at the top and return or via the other side back via Switzerland (cycled up this side too, which is long but quite boring).
At climbfinder it says the route is not free, but it is. One tunnel is not open to cyclists, but there is a small cycle path around it.
Hele mooie klim, start in het dorp. Nergens echt steil, dus flink doortrappen. Boven een foto van het Marco Pantani monument en terug of via de andere kant terug via Zwitserland (dit kant ook omhoog gefietst, die is lang maar vrij saai).
Bij climbfinder staat er dat de route niet vrij is, maar dat is wel zo. Een tunnel is niet open voor fietsers, maar er loopt een klein fietspad omheen.
Super tip, many thanks! I adjusted it, the route now runs properly via the cycle path (Vecchia strada).
Supertip, veel dank! Ik heb het aangepast, de route loopt nu goed via het fietspad (Vecchia strada).
Today I also did this beautiful climb and just cycled through the tunnel. In fact, it was very well lit. I think it said that you are only not allowed to cycle through the tunnel when the lights are off.
Vandaag heb ik deze prachtige klim ook gedaan en ik ben gewoon door de tunnel gefietst. Hij was namelijk heel goed verlicht. Volgens mij stond er dat je alleen niet op de fiets door de tunnel mag als de lichten uit staan.
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