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Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana

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1 review/story | Elevation profile | 5 photos
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
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Elevation profile Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana

Statistics

Difficulty points 1018
Length 38.6 km
Average gradient 4.3%
Steepest 100 meters 10.4%
Total ascent 1671m

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Beautiful scenery
18 hairpin turns
#29 toughest climb of Greece
#10 most elevation gain of Greece
#42 longest climb of Europe
#41 average steepest climb of Crete
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Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana is a climb in the region Crete. It is 38.6km long and bridges 1671 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1018. The top of the ascent is located at 1734 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road names: Ρεθύμνου - Ηράκλειου & Ηράκλειο - Ανώγεια

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Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
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Reviews (1)

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This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

Did the climb on holiday. Wonderful! Often superstate, but how I had underestimated this climb! From the coast about 58 kilometres. You will notice that. The percentages of this climb are somewhat distorted. The last 4 kilometres are really gruelling, especially after such a long ride. Percentages of 15 and 20% are no exception. At the top, you come to an observatory, where there is nothing to do. It is the highest driveable (asphalt) road of Crete. Last 4 km are worse than the rest.

Op vakantie de klim gedaan. Prachtig! Asfalt is vaak in superstaat, maar wat had ik deze klim onderschat! Vanaf de kust zo'n 58 kilometer. Dat ga je merken. De percentages van deze klim zijn enigszins vertekenend. De laatste 4 kilometer zijn echt slopend, vooral na zo'n lange tijd rijden. Percentages tegen de 15 en 20% geen uitzondering. Bovenop kom je bij een observatorium, waar niks te doen is. Het is de hoogst berijdbare (asfalt) weg van Kreta. Laatste 4 km zijn wel slechter t.o.v. de rest.

Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
Skinakas Observatory from Mourtzana
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Climbing times

7 km/h 05:30:30
11 km/h 03:30:19
15 km/h 02:34:14
19 km/h 02:01:46

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