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Poggio Buzzone via Chesio

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3 reviews | Elevation profile | 8 photos
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Elevation profile Poggio Buzzone via Chesio

Statistics

Difficulty points 654
Length 5.7 km
Average gradient 9.8%
Steepest 100 meters 21.3%
Total ascent 553m

Short recap

25 hairpin turns
#96 toughest climb of Piedmont
#69 average steepest climb of Piedmont
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Poggio Buzzone via Chesio is a climb in the region Piedmont. It is 5.7km long and bridges 553 vertical meters with an average gradient of 9.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 654. The top of the ascent is located at 1010 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 8 photos.

Road names: Via Case Sparse Prello & Via Roma Imperiale

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Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
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Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
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Reviews (3)

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esseci
4 w 5.0 00:33:50 (10.1km/h)
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Italian. Show original

The Valstrona is an area rich in opportunities for outdoor sports enthusiasts and, despite its "difficult" orography and the "scarcity" of asphalted roads to enjoy the almost unspoilt beauty of the area, it offers "climbers" real "gems" that also require a certain amount of preparation: Alpe Quaggione from Germagno, Alpe Loccia from Prelo and Chesio and Alpe Colle from Luzzogno (until the end of the asphalt road).
The ascent to Alpe Loccia begins in Prelo by taking the right-hand fork from the SP road to Valstrona. Follow the road to Loreglia/Chesio and after a couple of kilometres at the 8% junction for Chesio turn left. A first wall begins with gradients close to 15% until almost reaching the village of Chesio, where the road flattens out from the church to the Temple of Victory (in fact you lose considerable height) and after a double right-left bend you reach the entrance to the consortium road on the right, while going straight on you could reach Luzzogno even if only by mountain bike.
Here begins the ordeal: 3.7 km with an average gradient of 11.6% and a total difference in altitude of 421m d+. Basically the usual tarmac mule track that provides access to the pastures and Alpe Loccia. You immediately start with a nice wall at over 15% and then alternate stretches always close to 15% with more manageable ones. You are always immersed in the forest and it is hard to catch a glimpse of the panorama towards Omegna (assuming you have the lucidity to look down into the valley. The small road barely allows a car to pass (should one have the misfortune to cross it) and after thunderstorms or in the autumn season could be invaded by debris and leaves that make the ascent even more epic. After 1.5km at a hairpin bend to the right begins what I call the "hellish" 0.5km of enjoyment at 16.4% average! The road stands upright and the uneven asphalt seems to brush against your nose! It is said elsewhere that the maximum gradient is over 20% and passing this section unscathed allows you to come out of the forest and begin to savour the mirage of the end of the climb. The climb continues hard, however, until it reaches a flat section where the asphalt road ends for about 200m (very practicable by bike) and then picks up again at the last wall before reaching the Alpe car park at 1100m: there is a drinking fountain (it was closed during the tour) and the path that leads to the Alpe houses. It seems pleonastic to write that the descent is also very dangerous due to the presence of rather large drainage channels and the absence of protection in many sections.

La Valstrona è una zona ricca di opportunità per gli amanti dello sport all'aria aperta e nonostante un'orografia "difficile" e la "penuria" di strade asfaltate per godere della bellezza quasi incontaminata dei luoghi, offre ai "salitomani" delle vere e proprie "chicche" che richiedono anche una certa preparazione: Alpe Quaggione da Germagno, Alpe Loccia da Prelo e Chesio e Alpe Colle da Luzzogno (fino al termine dell'asfalto).
L'ascesa all'Alpe Loccia inizia a Prelo prendendo il bivio a dx dalla SP per Valstrona. Si segue la strada per Loreglia/Chesio e dopo un paio di Km all'8% si giunge al bivio per Chesio a sx. Inizia un primo muro con pendenze prossime al 15% fino quasi all'abitato di Chesio ove la strada spiana dalla Chiesa al Tempio della Vittoria (anzi si perde sensibilmente quota) e dopo una doppia curva dx-sx si giunge all'imbocco della strada consortile a dx, mentre proseguendo dritto si potrebbe raggiungere Luzzogno anche se solo con la MTB.
Qui inizia il calvario: 3,7 km con pendenza media dell'11,6% e un dislivello totale di 421m d+. In pratica la solita mulattiera asfaltata che consente l'accesso ai pascoli e all'Alpe Loccia. Si inizia subito con un bel muro a oltre il 15% e poi si alternano tratti sempre prossimi al 15% con tratti più abbordabili. Si è sempre immersi nel bosco e si fa fatica a scorgere il panorama verso Omegna (sempre che si abbia la lucidità di guardare verso valle. La stradina consente a malapena il passaggio di una autovettura (se si avesse la sventura di incrociarla) e dopo temporali o nella stagione autunnale potrebbe essere invasa da detriti e foglie che rendono l'ascesa ancora più epica. Dopo 1,5km in corrispondenza di un tornante a dx inzia quello che definisco il tratto "infernale": 0,5 km di goduria al 16,4% medio! La strada si erge in piedi e l'asfalto dissestato sembra sfiorare il naso! In questo tratto in altri siti si narra che la pendenza max sia oltre il 20% e passare indenni questo tratto consente di uscire dal bosco e cominciare ad assaporare il miraggio del termine dell'ascesa. La salita continua comunque dura fino ad un tratto pianeggiante dove l'asfalto termina per circa 200m (percorribilissimo in bdc) per poi riprendere in occasione dell'ultimo muro prima di giungere al parcheggio dell'Alpe a 1100m: c'è una fontanella (in occasione del giro era chiusa) e il sentiero che consente di raggiungere le case dell'Alpe. Sembra pleonastico scrivere che la discesa è molto pericolosa anche per la presenza di canali di scolo piuttosto ampi e per l'assenza in molti tratti di protezioni.

Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
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Monza253
2 Mo 4.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Italian. Show original

A really demanding climb, especially in the final part where you never catch your breath on ramps that follow one after the other with peaks over 25%
Ascent for steep lovers

Salita veramente impegnativa, soprattutto nel finale dove non concede mai respiro su rampe che si susseguono una dietro l'altra con punte oltre al 25%
Salita per gli amanti del ripido

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davidof
1 y 4.0 00:35:18 (9.6km/h)

The climb to Chesio is pleasant on some switchbacks. Chesio is an attractive Italian mountain village. After Chesio there is little traffic but the village at the end of the climb: Alpe Loccia, is popular and the road is in poor condition and narrow so crossing vehicles is not ideal. Note: the road to Luzzogno is not surfaced. After the junction the climb gets serious. The road surface is not great and the climb is a series of steep ramps then flats that are not visible in the profile. On the second half there is a kilometer of 17% which is very difficult. The climb is in woods until the end where there is a view point over the mountains. You can continue on a dirt road to Alpe Loccia or further on a mountainbike.

Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
Poggio Buzzone via Chesio
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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:48:37
11 km/h 00:30:56
15 km/h 00:22:41
19 km/h 00:17:54

Road surface condition

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