CyclingUp: Jaufenpass-southwest

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Region: Italian Alps
Climbing effort: 1063 points
Elevation meters: 1427
Steepest kilometer: 9.0%

Steepest 250 m: 11%
Foot: 672 m    Top: 2099 m
Mean slope: 7.2%
Length: 19.7 km

From: St Leonhard
Road conditions (2017): average
Other race bikers: 5-10 per hour
Motor vehicles: 60-180 per hour
Scenerie and road: (2/5)
Restaurant or bar near top: yes

PHOTOS      NE SIDE

The ascent to the Jaufenpass (Passo di Giovo in Italian) from St. Leonard (San Leonardo) requires a considerable effort, mainly because of the large amount of elevation meters (1427). It will get even harder when you're not in good shape at all, like me when I biked here. Unfortunately, there was no help from the elevation profile that is simply boring. Except for six, all forty 500-meter intervals have a slope of 7 or 8%. Eleven hairpin bends and the long drive (from km 8 to 11) through the village of Walten (Vàltina) bring some variation. The mountains near the pass are not spectacular. However, the view into the Passeiertal (Val Passìria) during the first few kilometers of cycling is nice.