Hello mountain goats!
My favorite hobby is cycling in nice places with nice
climbs. In the
last years I made several trips in Europe and searched
for the most
beautiful regions. The most interesting places have also
some of the hardest
climbs. These are my favorite climbs so far in
Europe:
The steepest climbs
Name, Country (region)
1. Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy (Dolomites)
Very short but steep (average rise of
15% over 3 miles)
2. Passo di Fedaia , Italy (Dolomites)
The last ten kilometers are
extremely steep. At the top there is a pretty
view on the Marmolada glacier
3. Masca, Spain (Tenerife)
Extremly steep and overwhelming
nature.
4. Kirkstone Pass, England (Lake district)
5. Rafensteiner bergstrasse, Italy (Dolomites) , too
steep to climb
The special climbs
1. Sognefjell, Norway (Jotunheimen)
From summer to winter: beginning at
sea level and ending on a plateau
in a snowy world.
2. Ovre Ahrdahl-Turtago Norway (Jotunheimen)
3. Lysebotn, Norway (Stavanger)
marvellous scenery, very steep and
beware of the dark
tunnel of 1.5 km!
4. Tour of three passes Furka-Nufenen-Gotthard.
Switzerland (Alps).
glaciers, in 130 km more than 3000
meter height difference.
5. La Berarde, France (Alps)
Small ending road to village with
overwhelming mountain world
6. Grandes Goulets, France (Vercors)
Narrow roads with deep canyons
The well known climbs
1. Mont Ventoux, France (Provence)
Feels like biking on the
moon....
2. Col de la Tourmalet, France (Pyrenees)
Famous pass in the Tour de France. The
pyrenees are a eldorado for
cyclists.
3. Col du Galibier, France (Alps)
4. Croix de Fer, France (Alps)
The long climbs
1. Col d'Iseran, France (Alps)
Beautiful, long and high
2. Passo dello Stelvio, Italy (Alps)
Not too hard but marvelous view on the
glaciers
3. Grossglockner, Austria (Alps)
Typically mountain world with farming
land, woods and rocks with snow
at the top. It is really a
killer...
4. Col de la Bonnete, France (Alps)
The highest paved road in France
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