Malta Hochalmstrasse
Hors Catégorie17 km
Distance
1156 m
Elevation Gain
6.8%
Average Gradient
15%
Max Gradient
A Giro d'Italia summit finish in 2021 that introduced the wider cycling world to one of Austria's finest hidden climbs. The Malta Hochalmstrasse rises from the village of Malta in the Liesertal valley to the Kölnbreinsperre dam at 1,900m — a vast concrete arch dam holding back the highest reservoir...
Pro Tip
The road to the dam is technically a private access road but is open to cyclists throughout summer. The gradient is sustained and unrelenting — the only brief respites come from the gallery tunnels th...