21.9
PDI
7.4 mi
DISTANCE
3,097 ft
GAINED
7.8 %
AVG. GRADE
FULL CLIMB STATS
INTRO
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We've partnered with Sherpa-Map.com to bring you the best route planning tool. With a PRO Membership you can use this climb as a reference when creating your route. The average grade is 7.8% over 11.8 km (7.3 mi), climbing about 920 m (3,020 ft) net from Megno to the ridge, with 944 m (3,097 ft) of total gain.
The steepest 90 m (100 yards) reaches 17.0%, the steepest 0.4 km (0.25 mi) 14.3% and the steepest 0.5 km (0.3 mi) 14.2%. The steepest kilometer (0.6 mi) averages 12.9%, the steepest 2 km (1.2 mi) 12.1%, the steepest 5 km (3.1 mi) 10.7% and the steepest 10 km (6.2 mi) 9.3%.
That is far harder than 7.8% sounds. Nearly all of the climbing is packed into the first nine kilometers, where the grade sits at 8% to 12% almost throughout, and the road only relaxes in the last two to three kilometers along the ridge. Save your easiest gear for the middle third, where there is no flat to recover on, and treat the final ridge section as your reward.
Roadway: The road is paved from the village to the ridge, but it narrows quickly above Megno: the upper kilometers are a single narrow lane without center line, running through forest. It sits at altitude and is normally snowed under in winter, so plan the ride for the snow-free months and check local conditions first.
Traffic: This is a narrow mountain road rather than a main pass, so be ready to slow for oncoming vehicles on the bends.
Parking: Megno is a small hamlet of Corteno Golgi, one of eight in the municipality, so the practical approach is to leave the car in or near the village and ride from there. Corteno Golgi itself sits at about 925 m (3,035 ft) and Edolo, the valley's main base, is covered on our Passo Mortirolo (Edolo) page.
There are no water sources reported on the Val Camonica side of the climb, so carry everything you need for the ascent - two full bottles is sensible for a climb this steep and this long without a stop. A mountain refuge near the top has sandwiches and local wine if you want to refuel before turning around.
With sustained pitches of 10% to 13% and a maximum of 17.0%, this is a climb for compact gearing, ideally with a 32-tooth or larger cassette. At about 1,850 m (6,070 ft) the top can be much cooler than the valley, so pack a windproof layer for the descent.
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Corteno Golgi is where Camillo Golgi was born in 1843, the first Italian to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1906); the village added his name in 1956, and a three-floor museum near the parish church tells his story. Two other stops are worth a look: the little church of San Martino Franco, one of the oldest in Val Camonica with frescoes dating from Charlemagne's era, and the Segheria Veneziana, a historic water-powered sawmill.
Outside the village, the Riserva delle Valli di Sant'Antonio (established 1983) offers trails and alpine refuges reachable on foot or mountain bike. For a bigger day, riders link Monte Padrio with the Mortirolo on a demanding loop from Edolo. Because the summit area is above 1,800 m (5,900 ft), check current conditions before you go with our Weather tool.
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