Valico delle Capannelle

Central Apennines, Italy

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

APPROACH ROUTES

Rising to 1 300 m in the Central Apennines, Italy, Valico delle Capannelle is a Category 2 cycling climb. From Montorio al Vomano, the toughest side climbs 34.1 km at 3.0% average — 1 020 m of ascent, pitching to 24.5% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 17.8%, around km 18.6. It can also be climbed from San Vittorino (14.9 km at 4.3%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 3.4. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.