Skafida Pass is a climb of 7.3 kilometers (hors catégorie). The climb finishes at 1,649 m above sea level. It is located in Chaliki, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Ελλάς. The average gradient is 7.2% with a maximum of 15.8%. The climb has 525 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: The Col de Skafida, rated HC, serves up 525 m of elevation gain over just 7.3 km, at an average gradient of 7.2%. There's no real respite: 12 of the 15 segments sit between 6% and 10%, with a 11% ramp between km 6.0-6.5. The easier stretches, like km 1.5-2.0 (3%) or 3.0-3.5 (4%), aren't always enough to recover, so the effort is demanding and cumulative.
Tips for the climb:
1. Pace yourself from the bottom Km 0.0-2.5 is steady at 6-8%, so find a rhythm you can hold rather than going out too hard.
2. Use the relative flat sections to recover Take advantage of km 1.5-2.0, 3.0-3.5 and 5.0-5.5, where the gradient never exceeds 4%, to drink, eat and get your breathing back under control.
3. Save something for the finish The 11% section at km 6.0-6.5 is the steepest part of the climb. Keep some power in reserve to get over it out of the saddle, then finish strong on the last segment, km 7.0-7.3 at 6%.
7.3 km • 525 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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