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Urdele Pass from Novaci

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1 review/story | Elevation profile | 3 photos
Urdele Pass from Novaci
Urdele Pass from Novaci
Urdele Pass from Novaci
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Elevation profile Urdele Pass from Novaci

Statistics

Difficulty points 1328
Length 27.3 km
Average gradient 6.2%
Steepest 100 meters 12.2%
Total ascent 1702m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
25 hairpin turns
#1 toughest climb of Carpathian Mountains
#99 most elevation gain of Europe
#10 longest climb of Carpathian Mountains
#11 average steepest climb of Romania
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Urdele Pass from Novaci is a climb in the region Transylvanian Alps. It is 27.3km long and bridges 1702 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1328. The top of the ascent is located at 2119 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road names: Transalpina & Strada Gheorghe Tătărăscu

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Urdele Pass from Novaci
Urdele Pass from Novaci
Urdele Pass from Novaci
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Reviews (1)

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Robert97
2 Mo 5.0

Transalpina - "King's road".. the best way to do this route is from Novaci to Obârșia Lotrului. And yes, I can confirm that it is more difficult than the Transfăgărășan. 100% worth visiting,

Urdele Pass from Novaci
Urdele Pass from Novaci
Urdele Pass from Novaci
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Climbing times

7 km/h 03:54:12
11 km/h 02:29:02
15 km/h 01:49:17
19 km/h 01:26:17

Road surface condition

86% 14% 0%
Based on 7 votes
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Traffic

38% 50% 13%
Based on 8 votes
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