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HC PescaraAbruzzo, Italy

Blockhaus

North-western ascent from Roccamorice — the hardest of the 2 ways up

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Length: 16.1 km
Height gain: 1344 m
Average: 8.3%
Steepest km: 13.4%
Summit altitude: 1892 m
Difficulty: 379

Abruzzo · 2nd of the five hardest

2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Lettomanopello 19.5 km, 7.8% average, 1528 m height gain
Roccamorice 16.1 km, 8.3% average, 1344 m height gain

Elevation profile

548 m → 1892 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 4 at 13.4%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 0.5 km
4–6%: 2.3 km
6–8%: 5.1 km
8–10%: 3.8 km
10–14%: 3.8 km
14%+: 0.8 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 3.0–4.0: 13.4%
2 km · km 3.0–5.0: 12.1%
5 km · km 3.0–8.0: 10.5%

Time to the top

1h 30 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km	Altitude	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	615 m	+67 m	6.7%	8.2%
2	667 m	+52 m	5.2%	7.0%
3	743 m	+77 m	7.7%	11.0%
4	877 m	+134 m	13.4%	15.8%
5	985 m	+108 m	10.8%	12.8%
6	1077 m	+92 m	9.2%	11.6%
7	1166 m	+90 m	9.0%	13.2%
8	1266 m	+100 m	10.0%	13.4%
9	1377 m	+111 m	11.1%	12.2%
10	1478 m	+101 m	10.1%	15.4%
11	1561 m	+83 m	8.3%	11.0%
12	1634 m	+73 m	7.3%	11.0%
13	1686 m	+52 m	5.2%	9.0%
14	1755 m	+69 m	6.9%	8.4%
15	1820 m	+65 m	6.5%	8.2%
16	1886 m	+65 m	6.5%	8.0%
17	1892 m	+6 m	6.4%	6.6%

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About Blockhaus

How long and how steep?: From Roccamorice, Blockhaus is 16.1 km long and climbs 1,344 m at an average of 8.3%, to a summit at 1,892 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 4, averages 13.4%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 30 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 09 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?: It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 379. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Blockhaus.
Where is it?: It's in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy.

How hard is 379?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

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