Vesuvio from Torre del Greco

6994

5.0 1 review/story | Statistics | 3 photos

748

difficulty points

7.8%

avg. gradient

12.8%

steepest 100 meters

11.2km

length

876m

total ascent

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Vesuvio from Torre del Greco is a climb in the region Campania. It is 11.2km long and bridges 876 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 748. The top of the ascent is located at 996 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road names: Via Tironi, Via Enrico de Nicola, Via Vesuvio, Contrada Osservatorio, SP114, Via Osservatorio & Piazzale di Quota 1000

5.0 by GCB

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Nice climb, no very steep pieces, if you have found a good rhythm you can easily reach the top. A must is to cycle it before sunrise, then you have a nice overview in the dark about the lights of Napoli, and afterwards a sunrise!... read more

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Statistics

Vesuvio from Torre del Greco This climb	Campania 65 climbs	Italy 6000 climbs	Europe 50357 climbs
Difficulty points 748 1	rank 10 34% easier than Monte Vergine from San Martino Valle Caudina	rank 653 75% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 1978 75% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 7.8%	rank 17 53% less steep than Muro di Baselice	rank 1542 71% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 8030 74% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 11.2km	rank 23 72% shorter than Sella del Perrone from Capriati a Volturno	rank 1144 81% shorter than Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo	rank 4355 82% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 876m	rank 12 32% less ascent than Sella del Perrone from Capriati a Volturno	rank 688 59% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 2090 68% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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16 hairpin turns

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Climbing times

7 km/h	01:35:53
11 km/h	01:01:01
15 km/h	00:44:44
19 km/h	00:35:19

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GCB

3 y 5.0

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

Nice climb, no very steep pieces, if you have found a good rhythm you can easily reach the top.
A must is to cycle it before sunrise, then you have a nice overview in the dark about the lights of Napoli, and afterwards a sunrise!