Portella Mandrazzi from Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea

Portella Mandrazzi from Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea is a climb in the region Messina. It is 15 mi long and bridges 3409 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 4.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 562. The top of the ascent is located at 3661 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 10 photos.

Road name: SS185

5.0 by Supertempo

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

Beautiful climb with great views. Along the way, you encounter two 'ghosttowns' new construction projects that were never put into operation. The road was incredibly quiet and practically car-free (July 2023) . This is because at the beginning of the climb, the road is closed to traffic because of huge subsidence (see photo). By bike, you can easily pass it. During the whole climb, I came across 2 cars's and a motorbike. Apart from the few spots waas the road subsided, the asphalt... read more