Transalpina Novaci North
HC39.5 km
Distance
1680 m
Elevation Gain
4.2%
Average Gradient
9%
Max Gradient
2145 m
Summit Elevation
The Transalpina Novaci north approach is the longest mountain climb in Romania and one of the longest single HC ascents in the entire Carpathian system — 39.5km from Novaci town at 465m to the Urdele Pass summit at 2,145m, accumulating 1,680m of gain at a 4.2% average gradient over a distance that e...
Pro Tip
The Transalpina demands conservative pacing from km 1. The 39.5km distance means that any overcommitment in the valley section — the temptation to ride the early flat-gradient kilometres at a pace app...