Melchboden from Hippach via Zillertaler Höhenstrasse

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SHC

4.3 3 reviews | Statistics | 10 photos

1606

difficulty points

10.4%

avg. gradient

16.7%

steepest 100 meters

13.8km

length

1434m

total ascent

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Melchboden from Hippach via Zillertaler Höhenstrasse is a climb in the region Tyrol. It is 13.8km long and bridges 1434 vertical meters with an average gradient of 10.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1606. The top of the ascent is located at 2035 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 10 photos.

Road names: Schwendberg, Hochschwendberg & Zillertaler Höhenstrasse

5.0 by AdriaanAndringa

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
On a sunny 1st September we drove up from Hippach. A monster of a climb, but very worthwhile. Because the Zillertaler Höhenstrasse is not a through road - you pay toll to get on it and it only goes up for tourism - there is little traffic. There is some local traffic for the villages on the mountai... read more

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Melchboden from Hippach via Zillertaler Höhenstrasse

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Statistics

Melchboden from Hippach via Zillertaler Höhenstrasse This climb	Tyrol 259 climbs	Austrian Alps 633 climbs	Austria 917 climbs	Alps 4994 climbs	Europe 43411 climbs
Difficulty points 1606 SHC	rank 4 16% easier than Melchboden from Aschau via Zillertaler Höhenstrasse	rank 9 26% easier than Oscheniksee from Ausserfragant	rank 9 26% easier than Oscheniksee from Ausserfragant	rank 32 47% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 73 47% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 10.4%	rank 83 24% less steep than Hoch-Imst	rank 119 34% less steep than Lammersdorfer Hütte	rank 138 38% less steep than Kuruzzenkogel from Hofbergweg	rank 464 61% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 1900 65% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 13.8km	rank 36 64% shorter than Kaunertaler Gletscherstrasse from Prutz	rank 107 66% shorter than Kartitscher Sattel from Kötschach	rank 107 66% shorter than Kartitscher Sattel from Kötschach	rank 873 76% shorter than Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo	rank 2716 78% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 1434m	rank 5 24% less ascent than Kaunertaler Gletscherstrasse from Prutz	rank 10 24% less ascent than Kaunertaler Gletscherstrasse from Prutz	rank 10 24% less ascent than Kaunertaler Gletscherstrasse from Prutz	rank 138 33% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 277 48% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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Famous climb

Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

14 hairpin turns

Road surface condition

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Traffic

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Climbing times

7 km/h	01:57:56
11 km/h	01:15:03
15 km/h	00:55:02
19 km/h	00:43:27

Reviews (3)

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TimondeHeld +

1 y 4.0 02:10:00 (6.4km/h)

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A beautiful climb, 2 hours to the top, the last 4 km become really tough, because of the percentages and because you have already had 10 km 10％ or more. Afterwards, you will be rewarded once more when you continue along the Zillertal Höhenstrasse. What a wonderful route!
Good road surface, little traffic, and even fewer other cyclists... (26-6-22)

AdriaanAndringa +

2 y 5.0

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On a sunny 1st September we drove up from Hippach. A monster of a climb, but very worthwhile. Because the Zillertaler Höhenstrasse is not a through road - you pay toll to get on it and it only goes up for tourism - there is little traffic. There is some local traffic for the villages on the mountainside and some cars and an occasional bus with tourists, but generally you cycle in silence on a good road surface. You need that, because the gradients hurt so much that you don't want to be busy with anyone else. I don't recognize the 9％ sections in the picture above; except for a short relatively flat section in the middle, my Garmin didn't indicate anywhere below 10％. 11％ to 12％ is the standard, with an occasional short burst towards 15％. If you have an eye for it, the views are fantastic and once you've reached the top, the Zillertal Höhenstrasse itself (although with poorer tarmac) is also well worth the effort.

CoachFilip

2 y 4.0

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Very steep climb. Breathtakingly beautiful landscape. Perfect road surface. I would only recommend this one in dry weather. Descent is the icing on the cake