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The height of the Colle della Lombarda is 2.351m. It is situated between Vinadio in Italy, in the north-east, and Isola 2000 in France, in the south-west. The narrow road leading to the pass, in Italy (no signposts telling you that this road leads to the Colle della Lombarde), is signposted as "dangerous".

The road is very narrow, and there are many blind curves, so there is some truth in those signs.



This road leads you alongside a stream, with falls and rapids. There are steep dark grey rocks and many loose ston
es, and green shrubbery. Stunning. And all the time, you have to watch for Italian oncoming drivers supposing there is plenty of room on the road for both them and you, which is certainly not the case.



The road climbs fast, and when it takes you above the tree-level there are less blind corners, and more views. The road crinkles and crinkles, and from time to time you have stunning views when you look down, behind you.

Then you enter high Alpine country, with snow and rocks and nothing more. Majestic mountains.

On the top, you enter France. Not very far below, there is the ski-resort of Isola. From there, the road widens, the asfalt is of very good quality, the scenery turns into a wood.



To ascent the summit, starting from Pratolungo, the Colle della Lombarda ascent is 21.3 km long. Over this distance, you climb 1447 heightmeters. The average percentage is thus 6.8 %

 

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