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Saddle of Monte Zoncolan – Start of the steep section of Zoncolan loop from Monte Zoncolan / Il Çoncolàn

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Italy

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Udine

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Saddle of Monte Zoncolan – Start of the steep section of Zoncolan loop from Monte Zoncolan / Il Çoncolàn

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Saddle of Monte Zoncolan – Start of the steep section of Zoncolan loop from Monte Zoncolan / Il Çoncolàn

02:00

20.4km

1,270m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 13.3 km for 80 m

After 14.3 km for 96 m

After 19.4 km for 152 m

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Parking

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15 m

Saddle of Monte Zoncolan

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Zoncolan is one of the most famous climbs of the Giro d'Italia. Also known as the Kaiser, the Zoncolan boasts truly demanding slopes, making the task of reaching the top decidedly difficult.

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1.16 km

Cima del Monte Zoncolan

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One of the toughest climbs I've ever done, use low gears.

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7.77 km

Start of the steep section of Zoncolan

Highlight • Climb

The last 4/5 km are pure suffering.

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8.26 km

Start of the Monte Zoncolan climb in Liariis

Highlight • Climb

In Liariis, a hamlet of Ovaro, begins the tough climb that leads up to Monte Zoncolan. Some writings, which take up Dante's Divine Comedy, well explain the effort that cyclists will have to face.

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9.67 km

Ovaro – Start and Finish of the Zoncolan Ascent

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The Ovaro side is the hardest.

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9.81 km

Arch start of ascent Zoncolan

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Monstrously hard climb, pure suffering.

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10.1 km

Ovaro

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Small holiday resort. The ascent to the Zoncolan starts from here.

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10.3 km

Monte Zoncolan Climb from Ovaro

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Steep, Steeper, Monte Zoncolan
The superlative of mountain roads leads up Monte Zoncolan. This ski mountain in the Carnic Alps has been the toughest climb in the Giro several times.
Even the bare facts of this ladder to heaven sound devilish: The ten-kilometer climb up the 1,730-meter-high Zoncolan overcomes 1,203 meters of elevation gain. From kilometers two to seven, the average gradient is 15.3 percent, with two sections featuring 20 and 22 percent climbs.
After the turnoff in Ovaro, the road winds gently through the town, but at the last houses, the more than eleven percent gradient gives us a taste of the difficult main course.
After the town, the "Strada al Zoncolan" begins – 8.2 kilometers dedicated to the Giro's great climbers: Every few hundred meters, a large plaque with their pictures is installed. 18 in total.

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20.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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20.0 km

331 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

1.21 km

Elevation

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Sunday 19 July

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Saddle of Monte Zoncolan – Start of the steep section of Zoncolan loop from Monte Zoncolan / Il Çoncolàn

Saddle of Monte Zoncolan

Cima del Monte Zoncolan

Start of the steep section of Zoncolan

Start of the Monte Zoncolan climb in Liariis

Ovaro – Start and Finish of the Zoncolan Ascent

Arch start of ascent Zoncolan

Ovaro

Monte Zoncolan Climb from Ovaro

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