Norikura Echo Line
Hors Catégorie20.5 km
Distance
1260 m
Elevation Gain
6.1%
Average Gradient
11%
Max Gradient
2702 m
Summit Elevation
The Norikura Echo Line is Japan's defining cycling climb and the highest paved road in the country: 20.5km from Norikura Kogen at 1,442m to the Tatamidaira summit plateau at 2,702m, ascending 1,260m through the volcanic landscape of the Norikura massif on road surfaces maintained to a standard that...
Pro Tip
The vehicle ban on the upper Echo Line creates both an opportunity and a risk: without cars as pacing reference, it is easy to push too hard on the accessible lower sections and arrive at the critical...
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