Colle Ruggio from Rotonda

Colle Ruggio from Rotonda is a climb in the region Potenza. It is 7.3 mi long and bridges 3268 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 8.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 951. The top of the ascent is located at 5295 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.

Road name: Contrada San Lorenzo

5.0 by Gio_Vagamondo

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Italian.

A tough climb that starts just outside Rotonda, where you turn left toward Pedarreto—that’s the name of this climb—and from there, the ordeal begins... It’s 12 km with an average gradient of 8.5%, but with several sections where the gradient reaches double digits. The initial part of the climb is exposed, so you need to be careful of the heat and the sun, especially insummer. On the plus side, there are several fountains with always-cool water where you can take a dip whenever you need t... read more