Forca di Presta
Central Apennines, Italy
Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%
APPROACH ROUTES
Forca di Presta is a Category 2 cycling climb in the Central Apennines, Italy, cresting at 1 534 m. Its hardest ascent, from Pretare, covers 6.0 km at 7.4% average, gaining 444 m, with ramps up to 14.5%. The steepest kilometre averages 12.7%, around km 5. It can also be climbed from Norcia (5.4 km at 4.4%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 3.8. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.
FORCA DI PRESTA
Summit
1534m
Approaches
2
Hardest
CAT 2
Hardest side
6.0km