Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis

Difficulty points	604
Length	10.4 mi
Average gradient	5.4%
Steepest segment	11.4%
Total ascent	2992 ft

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PeterB53

8 Mo 3.0

Immediately steep, but most of the climb is quite easy. There are even some sections with slight downhill. The hardest part of the climb was the headwind, the heavy bags and the fact that this climb was the end of a long, hard day.
The first part goes through a beautiful gorge, but most of this part is spent in tunnels with no view. The middle part has many beautiful views through the valley, and since this is the easiest part you can actually enjoy the views while biking. The last part is again through a tunnel, which is quite annoying.
I will say this climb is worth doing, but other climbs in the area are better.

etsius

10 Mo 3.0

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Very beautiful at the beginning with a wooded environment and waterfalls. Then it becomes rather monotonous. It is good but not as good as others in the area. The good thing is that it has very little traffic and the slope is relatively gentle, except at the very beginning. The worst thing is the very long tunnel at the end (although without traffic) and the strong headwind that I had to endure for 17km.

StevenD50

1 y 4.0

Very nice climb, with almost no traffic (weekday in August). There is a long tunnel just before reaching the top, but as there are very few cars, not really an issue.

RobertS ^premium

1 y 3.0

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The middle of this pass deserves more stars than 3 with beautiful views, low traffic (at 07:00 on weekdays), picturesque villages and old wooden mountain huts. But both the beginning and the end are downright ugly and saturated with tunnels, galleries and a hideous reservoir. The last tunnel/gallery before the pass height is very long (2km) and there seems to be no end in sight. They are still working on it and the noise of vehicles is deafening.

On the descent, it is quite special to immediately notice that you are entering the Italian part of Switzerland: different vegetation, more dilapidated buildings, warmer, busier.

Stefinho

2 y 4.0

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July 2023 with full camping luggage. Scenic climb with no particularly difficult sections. Some tunnels, so lighting is quite useful!
Shortly before reaching the pass, a rather long gallery was worked on until recently or is still being worked on. It is already passable, is quite well lit, but quite noisy when motorbikes pass through. Unfortunately, the view of the reservoir is missing due to the gallery.
Traffic is very relaxed!

Cyclopaat ^premium

3 y 3.0 00:59:30 (10.5 mph)

As I cycled most of my second week in Switzerland in rainy conditions, the Lukmanier was no exception. Nice, but not exceptional, quite friendly grades - except the steep section after the short descend from Disentis - and some, but not many, nice views in the middle section. This climb can easily be combined with the Oberalp if you go back to Disentis: up to Dini, you can cruise to where the real fun of the Oberalp climb starts.

patrickbaert ^premium

5 y 3.0

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Ideal varied warm up climb with no extremes in beautiful natural scenery.
Was first climb of my hiking & cycling holiday 2019.
Starts in a German speaking canton and therefore also indicated on road signs as Lukmanier pass.

Beautiful cycling region with lots of climbing possibilities.
Had a week of Sedrun (on the Oberalppass) and Ulrichen (at the foot of the Nufenen) as a base.

Climbing times

5 mph	02:05:59
7 mph	01:29:11
9 mph	01:09:30
12 mph	00:52:13

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You don't need special gearing for Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis. The slope isn't long or steep enough to require much shifting down. You can conquer this climb on power alone. However, a compact gearing system with a smallest front chainring of 34 and largest rear sprocket of 28 or 30 is always nice if you enjoy cycling uphill. This helps maintain a smooth cadence.

Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis is a first-category climb: long and tough. Do not underestimate this climb. Many famous Tour de France cols fall into this category. Prepare for a long, challenging ride. Only well-trained riders will reach the top smoothly. Make sure you have a road bike with climbing gears and enough training; otherwise, it will be a struggle.

Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis is 10.4 mi long.

The average gradient of Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis is 5.4%.

Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 11.4%.

The summit of Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis is at 6496 ft.

At a slow pace of 5 mph, it takes about 02:05:59 to climb Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis. At 7 mph the time is 01:29:11, and at 9 mph 01:09:30. For the fastest cyclists, 00:52:13 is an achievable time.

Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis is located in the region Grisons in Switzerland.

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Passo del Lucomagno from Disentis

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