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Mendola route

Race cycling • Trento, Monte Bondone, Valle dei Laghi, Valle dell'Adige

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Mendola route

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    A route not to be underestimated for its almost 100 km and over 1500 m of elevation gain. The route is the training ground at home for all the champions coming from Val di Non, starting from former world champion Maurizio Fondriest to recent champions Gianni Moscon and Letizia Paternoster.
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    Distance 98.8 km
    5:00 h
    1,587 m
    1,576 m
    1,364 m
    202 m

    Route starting from Mezzocorona and developed over 2 climbs both in Val di Non, the first is the Denno climb and the second is the Passo Mendola, one of the 23 legendary climbs of Trentino. The track embraces the two provinces of Trento and Bolzano and the landscape alternates between apple orchards, fir woods near Passo Mendola, and vineyards of the "wine road" in the Adige valley.

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    For those who haven't had enough elevation gain, it is possible to reach Monte Penegal by climbing the road on the left starting from Passo Mendola. You can find the specific description in the author's tips in the sheet for the legendary climb of Passo Mendola.

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    As you can imagine, the passability of routes in a mountain environment is strictly linked to the current conditions and therefore depends on natural phenomena, environmental changes, and weather conditions. For this reason, the information contained in this sheet may have changed. Before leaving, check the status of the route, verify the weather reports, and get information from tourist offices.

    Roadbook

    The starting point is fixed in Mezzocorona, central place of the Piana Rotaliana where the renowned red wine Teroldego is produced. The route starts following the right side of the Noce River along the old road up to the locality Rocchetta. Afterwards, you reach a fork and head towards Castel Thun until the fork that leads to Denno where the homonymous climb starts. The length of the ascent is about 4.3 km with an elevation gain of 230 m (average gradient 5%) and the landscape that characterizes it is the presence of cultivated apple orchards, whose fruit is a symbol of the entire Val di Non. Then you travel a slightly undulating route with climbs and descents crossing the municipality of Ville d’Anaunia, then reaching Cles, the capital of the valley. After passing through the town, you head toward the upper valley first going down to the Santa Giustina lake and then reaching the town of Revò, hometown of the champion Letizia Paternoster. Here it is worth taking a short break to admire the lake and the whole valley before continuing to Brez where officially the legendary climb to Passo Mendola starts, which is about 15 km long. Once at the pass, you dive down with an incredible view of the Adige valley until the fork towards Caldaro. From there, you follow the famous "Wine Road" running along the towns of Caldaro, Termeno, Cortaccia and Magré. Then you head towards the town of Salorno and before reaching it, join the cycle path along the Adige river for about 7 km until the bridge near the "La cacciatora" restaurant, which leads back to the starting point at Mezzocorona.

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    Coordinates

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    46.214969, 11.118683
    DMS
    46°12'53.9"N 11°07'07.3"E
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    32T 663416 5120114
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    Equipment

    Use of a helmet, sunglasses, specific cycling shorts, a waterproof jacket (in case of rain), a bottle with water or isotonic solutions, and energy bars is recommended.

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    Parts of this content were machine translated using Italian as the source language

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    98.8 km
    Duration
    5:00 h
    Ascent
    1,587 m
    Descent
    1,576 m
    Highest point
    1,364 m
    Lowest point
    202 m
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