Makljen is a climb of 15.4 kilometers (hors catégorie). The climb finishes at 1,114 m above sea level. It is located in Gorica, Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина. The average gradient is 5.0% with a maximum of 12.9%. The climb has 772 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: The Makljen from Dušica is a beyond category (HC) climb of 15.4 km with 772 m of elevation gain, at an average gradient of 5%. The profile is very steady, with no real break, and the effort is continuous over the whole climb. The toughest section is between km 7.0-8.0 (6%) and km 9.0-10.0 (8%), while the 3% stretches (km 4.0-5.0 and km 6.0-7.0) only offer brief moments of respite.
Pacing tips:
1. Ease into it. On km 0.0-1.0 at 4%, find a steady rhythm and avoid going out too hard, because the climb is long.
2. Prepare for the central block. Between km 8.0-9.0 (7%) and km 9.0-10.0 (8%), shift to an easier gear and keep a smooth cadence to save your legs.
3. Recover on the false flats. Use the 3% sections at km 4.0-5.0 and km 6.0-7.0 to drink, fuel up and get your breathing back under control.
Those who have ridden up Makljen talk about the views first. Several recommend stopping for at least five minutes to take in the mountains and valleys of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Others mostly say they stopped for photos, and that the scenery just stops you dead in your tracks.
Many find the climb beautiful and enjoyable for a ride. The words that come up again and again are simple: superb, fantastic, divine. One cyclist says it's his mountain. The reports don't say much about the gradient or how hard the climb is.
There are negatives too. One cyclist rates the access road to the mountain as in very poor condition and the cleanliness as lacking. Another says the monument at the site is destroyed and vandalised.
The place has a history, and one rider who visited the village finds it beautiful. But he also writes that, more than twenty years after the war, Muslims and Catholics still can't live together, and that hatred remains very deep among everyone.
15.4 km • 772 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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