| 15 hairpin turns |
| #40 toughest climb of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola |
| #46 most elevation gain of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola |
| #48 longest climb of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola |
| #66 average steepest climb of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola |
Alpe Piazza from Ponte Spoccia is a climb in the region Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. It is 3.8 mi long and bridges 1634 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 8.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 545. The top of the ascent is located at 3317 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.
Road names: Via Provinciale & Via Alpe Piazza
4.0 by esseciThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: Italian.The Cannobina Valley hides some very tough climbs among which in addition to the one under review I could mention the one to Falmenta and Crealla or the one to Cursolo-Spoccia and Gurrone. This can be ideally divided into three sections: the first tough one from the bridge that makes up the altimetry with three rather steep hairpin bends, the second one leading to the village of Gurro (still tough and close to 10％ and the one after Gurro that leads to Alpe Piazza. The latter section is the tou... read more
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The Cannobina Valley hides some very tough climbs among which in addition to the one under review I could mention the one to Falmenta and Crealla or the one to Cursolo-Spoccia and Gurrone. This can be ideally divided into three sections: the first tough one from the bridge that makes up the altimetry with three rather steep hairpin bends, the second one leading to the village of Gurro (still tough and close to 10％ and the one after Gurro that leads to Alpe Piazza. The latter section is the toughest with gradients of 15-16％ for long stretches. I've tackled it in a 130-kilometer round trip starting from Candoglia in Val D'Ossola and had tackled the climb in Val vigezzo, Valle Loana and Pian di Sali, so I didn't get there very fresh and suffered it. However, I recommend it: almost nonexistent traffic, steep and narrow road but in fair condition. very hard gradients in the finish. I wouldn't tackle it on a day that is too hot: it is very exposed to the sun and you are not on high ground.
La Valle Cannobina nasconde delle salite molto ostiche tra le quali oltre a quella in recensione potrei citare quella per Falmenta e Crealla o quella per Cursolo-Spoccia e Gurrone. Questa si può dividere idealmente in tre sezioni: la prima dura dal ponte che fa recuperare altimetria con tre tornanti piuttosto ripidi, la seconda che porta all'abitato di Gurro (comunque dura e prossima al 10％ e quella dopo Gurro che porta all'Alpe Piazza. Quest'ultima sezione è quella più ostica con pendenze sul 15-16％ per lunghi tratti. Io l'ho affrontata in un giro da 130 km partendo da Candoglia in Val D'Ossola e avevo affrontato la salita in Val vigezzo, Valle Loana e Pian di Sali, pertanto non ci sono arrivato freschissimo e l'ho patita. Tuttavia la consiglio: traffico quasi inesistente, strada ripida e stretta ma in discreto stato. pendenze durissime nel finale. Non l'affronterei in una giornata troppo calda: è molto esposta al sole e non si è in altura.
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