The San Boldo Pass is a small mountain pass in the Italian Veneto region between the towns Trichiana (329 m) and Tovena in the Cison di Valmarino region (272 m) over a distance of 17 km (11 mi).
Comprising of 706m of elevation
spread across 17km - and featuring this very unique mountain feature - the San
Boldo Pass is known colloquially as the 'strada di cento giorno', or 'Road of
100 Days'. This title was given after its rapid creation - by the
Austro-Hungarian Army - between the months of February and June 1918; where a
workforce of 1,400 worked through three shifts around the clock to provide the
occupying forces with a critical access road for supplies and munitions.
The key feature of the road is this
particular mountain climb; with five separate tunnels cut into the rock making
the pass feasible - due to it's military use the road could not exceed a 12%
incline.
Today the pass is still a very
active road in the area , despite the 30km/h speed limit, and single-lane
climbs. That said; cycling up this stunning pass is unlikely to result in
speeds anywhere close to this imposed limit; as the average 4% incline across
the 17km will certainly take its toll!
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