Passo Mendola

Race cycling • Val di Non

Passo Mendola

A route the young world champion Maurizio Fondriest used to climb frequently, the road that leads to Monte Penegal is not to be underestimated.

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Passo Mendola

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Altimetria salita Passo Mendola
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A route the young world champion Maurizio Fondriest used to climb frequently, the road that leads to Monte Penegal is not to be underestimated.

moderate

Distance 15 km

1:18 h

621 m

57 m

1,363 m

800 m

La salita inizia da Brez, celebre anche per la sua forcella che fa da passo di confine tra il territorio della Provincia di Trento e quella di Bolzano, attraversata più volte dal Tour of the Alps. La salita verso il Passo Mendola ha uno sviluppo di 15 km ed è quindi piuttosto lunga. Le pendenze non sono estreme e la parte iniziale presenta addiritura percentuali di pendenza negative, mentre la pendenza media è del 3,7% con punte del 6,6% partendo da una quota di 800 m fino ai 1363 m del passo.

Author’s recommendation

Per i più allenati è consigliata l'ascesa fino al Monte Penegal: dal Passo ci si inerpica sulla sinistra su una strada asfaltata in mezzo al bosco. Sono una decina di tornanti, vicini, uno dietro l’altro. La pendenza massima è nel tratto centrale, attorno al 16 per cento, ma tutta la salita si aggira sul 10. Prima di arrivare in cima un falsopiano permette di respirare. Serve ossigeno per l’ultimo sforzo che viene ripagato da un panorama splendido. Lo spazio si perde in una cornice di montagne: le Dolomiti, l’Adamello, l’Ortles-Cevedale. E la fatica viene subito dimenticata.

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moderate

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1,363 m

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800 m

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Please note that the practicability of the itineraries in a mountain environment is strictly linked to the contingent conditions and is therefore influenced by natural phenomena, environmental changes and weather conditions. For this reason, the information contained in this page may have changed. Before leaving for a tour, make sure the path you will approach is still accessible by contacting the owner of the mountain hut, the alpine guides or the visitor centres of the nature parks, the info offices of the local tourist board.

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If up to Mendola you can keep a certain pace, the last 4 kilometres are optional, but while you climb you’d best forget how strenuous they are. The climb starts from the square in Brez and the road up to Mendola does not demand too much effort. The first kilometre is almost flat. Then there are two kilometres with a slope of 7%. After the first effort, you can again pedal smoothly for another 3 kilometres, with the upper Val di Non showing off all its beauty. The towns of Fondo, Malosco and Ronzone atop large hills are the stage of Trofeo Melinda, a race of champions, and the reign of the apple, Queen of Val di Non. Continuing to ride, the stretch from the 6th to the 10th km is quite demanding, but the slope is never excessive and the climb proves doable. Then the road slopes down to the pass that connects Val di Non with Bolzano and Valle dell’Adige. The fun part starts here. You climb on a tarmac road through the woods. There are about ten hairpin turns, one after the other. The steepest slope is in the central part, around 16 percent, but the entire ascent is an average 10%. Before arriving at the top, a stretch of apparently flat ground allows you to breathe. You will need strong lungs for the final effort that is rewarded by a wonderful view. The space is lost in a backdrop of mountains: the Dolomites, Adamello, Ortles-Cevedale. And you soon forget how tiresome the climb was.

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46.433290, 11.108270

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46°25'59.8"N 11°06'29.8"E

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32T 661967 5144350

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Si raccomanda l'utilizzo del casco, occhiali da sole, pantaloni specifici per il ciclismo, una giacca impermeabile (in caso di pioggia), borraccia con acqua o soluzioni isotoniche e barrette energetiche.