Turbacz (Gorce Mountains)
Category 115 km
Distance
820 m
Elevation Gain
5.5%
Average Gradient
12%
Max Gradient
1310 m
Summit Elevation
Turbacz is the highest peak in the Gorce Mountains and the defining Cat 1 objective in the broad arc of Carpathian foothills that separates the Podhale plateau from the Dunajec river valley. The 15km ascent from Nowy Targ at 490m to the 1,310m summit accumulates 820m of gain at a 5.5% average — a gr...
Pro Tip
The Turbacz is most efficiently approached as an out-and-back from Nowy Targ rather than a through-route: the northern descent off the Gorce summit toward Rabka-Zdroj is longer (20km) but uses minor f...
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