| Beautiful scenery |
| Hidden gem |
| 15 hairpin turns |
| #34 toughest climb of Catalonia |
| #35 most elevation gain of Catalonia |
| #52 longest climb of Catalonia |
| #45 average steepest climb of Costa Brava |
Santuari de la Mare de Déu del Mont from Cabanelles is a climb in the region Costa Brava. It is 11.2 mi long and bridges 3035 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 5.1%, resulting in a difficulty score of 679. The top of the ascent is located at 3645 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 17 photos.
Road names: GIP-5237 & Carretera de Mare de Déu del Mont
5.0 by patmacThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: English.Forget Rocacorba, this is Girona region's best climb! Starts off flattish with a relatively straight road on a really good surface, never steep but getting your legs working. Once it starts to ramp up then it's brutal in places; there's a lot of sections that are exposed to the sun so it feels hot as hell (even in October), so any shade is welcome. Loads of very narrow, twisty corners but thankfully hardly any traffic on the day we did it as a group of 8. Road surface is genera... read more
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The climb starts steady with an easy incline and a beautiful road through the forest. Then, it becomes very irregular, with some very steep hairpins making it very difficult to find a rhythm. The last 3km become constant, though steep at around 9-10%. The views are wonderful - in late spring you may get a prime view over the Pyrenees. Barely any cars, though the road is narrow so good to be cautious especially in the descent as you need to make space for each other. A few patches of rough road as well, though overall not too bad!
Great. Indeed do not descend via Besalu, better up via there and back via this one. Either way go up here.
Geweldig. Inderdaad niet afdalen via Besalu, beter via daar omhoog en via deze terug. Ga hoe dan ook omhoog hier.
Good and hard ascent, with no more problems than the effort to be made, as it is a south face it can be quite hot.
Buena y dura ascensión, sin mas problemas que el esfuerzo a realizar, al ser una cara sur puede resultar bastante calurosa
Nice climb to enjoy the view of the foothills of the Pyrenees.
Belle montée pour profiter de la vue sur les contre contre-forts des Pyrénées.
A very interesting climb with false flat first 10km then thereafter: it’s brutal with 11％ ramps and short flat bits, always turning and twisting on a narrow single lane road. it would have been great but unfortunately drizzle at the start of ride turned into rain. saw nothing but fog and rain at the top this morning (21/9/24).
Climbed in the dark. The climb is very irregular and thus very difficult. The road surface is quite fine. There is a wild grid towards the end though, you really don't want to fall over that.
Monstrously tough mountain, which you must have done!
Beklommen in het donker. De klim is zeer onregelmatig en dus erg lastig. Het wegdek is best prima. Er zit wel een wildrooster tegen het einde, daar wil je echt niet over vallen.
Monsterlijk zware berg, die je gedaan moet hebben!
Forget Rocacorba, this is Girona region's best climb!
Starts off flattish with a relatively straight road on a really good surface, never steep but getting your legs working. Once it starts to ramp up then it's brutal in places; there's a lot of sections that are exposed to the sun so it feels hot as hell (even in October), so any shade is welcome. Loads of very narrow, twisty corners but thankfully hardly any traffic on the day we did it as a group of 8. Road surface is generally good but it's not fresh tarmac.
Once it kicks up to 7％ avg then it doesn't really relent, aside from the flatter part past some ruins before it go back up to 8-10％ when it turns into a balcony road as you reach the last 1km.
The views are astounding and once you go through the rock and finish up at the monastry, you can see across the Pyrenees. A truly breathtaking climb. Tapas at the top was most welcome.
Piece of advice, if you take the descent to Besalu it's a VERY steep, winding and gravelly road so take care
Mounted in August 2022 in 40 degree weather...
Very nice climb with laces.
The view at the sanctuary is breathtaking.
Monté en août 2022 par 40 degrés...
Très belle montée avec des lacets.
Pratiquement aucune circulation.
La vue au sanctuaire est à couper le souffle.
| 5 mph | 02:15:06 |
| 7 mph | 01:35:38 |
| 9 mph | 01:14:32 |
| 12 mph | 00:56:00 |
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