Piani dei Resinelli from Ballabio

Ver go gna!!!! The ascent leads to a tourist resort, with an excellent opportunity to refuel.
Yet.... Unworthy road surface. Rarely visit such a thing. Municipality get busy or the tourists will flee. A great pity because the view is spatial but mark two for the asphalt. 15 hairpin bends and slopes close to 9％ very often

This is also the training climb behind the house, regular ascent, asphalt to be improved, recently (beginning of April 2026) they have asphalted from the 11th hairpin bend upwards, but it should be asphalted all the way, downhill the holes can be felt. Traffic depends on time of day and day, on summer weekends to be avoided

A climb with hairpin bends in the forest, so it is also pleasant in summer and a little protected from the wind in winter. Hard the first few kilometres then more manageable but every now and then you find a few 'wheelies' but nothing impossible. Unfortunately, the road surface is horrible, so extreme caution on the descent.

The climb with its hairpin bends is very beautiful, surrounded by greenery. It is a pity, however, that it is necessary to first pass through Ballabio (before reaching Ballabio, at a very wide bend, there is a very cool fountain) going up from Lecco, with different traffic. It is a satisfying climb and once at the top you can have lunch in several restaurants. PS: then you can go up to the Carlo Porta refuge, with excellent food.

Very pleasant climb, both in terms of gradients and the part immersed in the forest.
For my liking, very busy (and a few too many rare bushwhackers to do you on the side of the road).
Descent however very bad/very mediocre, especially in the first half. Fortunately tackled with very little traffic and thus the possibility of partially choosing less ruined stretches of asphalt.

Beautiful climb... but the descent....parting from Ballabio you turn left and start off immediately hard for 2/3 km, then the gradients become more pedalable, also facilitated by the numerous hairpin bends and the coolness of the surrounding forest (excellent in summer!) Watch out for buses and potholes on the descent! For those coming from Lecco, first there is the Ballabio... in total, a climb of the 1st category!

Good morning, climb made on 6 May 2023. Road in very bad condition, many potholes, dangerous on descent. Traffic of weekend tourists not very careful with cyclists. As a climb it would also be nice but I wouldn't do it again.

Classic Valsassina climb. The hairpin bends and gradient are reminiscent of the first part of the Stelvio from Bormio.
The asphalt is fair. Traffic is only heavy on weekends in the morning (uphill) and in the late afternoon (downhill).