Vernárske sedlo is a climb of 7.3 kilometers (category 2). The climb finishes at 1,052 m above sea level. It is located in Vernár, Prešovský kraj, Slovensko. The average gradient is 4.4% with a maximum of 10.3%. The climb has 321 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: The Vernárske sedlo is a 7.3 km climb with 321 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 4.4%, which earns it a category 2 rating. The first three kilometres are rolling, with gradients between 1 and 4%. The hard part is concentrated between km 3.0 and km 4.5, where the road ramps up to 10%, 9% and then 7%, and this section alone accounts for roughly 124 m of climbing. The finale, from km 6.0 to km 7.3, stays demanding with 5 to 7% gradients.
Pacing tips:
1. Save your legs in the early kilometres. Between km 0.0 and km 3.0, the easy gradients tempt you to go hard, but keep a steady pace so you reach the steepest section with fresh legs.
2. Prepare for the km 3.0 to km 4.5 section. Shift to an easier gear before km 3.0, stay seated and hold a steady cadence of 75 to 85 rpm so you don't blow up on the 10% ramps.
3. Use the recovery stretch from km 5.5 to km 6.0 to get going again. This section at just 2% is a breather to take advantage of: drink, eat and catch your breath before the final kilometres at 5 to 7%.
The testimonies mostly give one figure: a climb of 5.5 km, with a gradient of around 12%. One cyclist describes it as hard, and he is the only one who really talks about the effort in the legs.
Another testimony, in Slovak, mentions Vernár as a piece of local history. It says nothing more about the road or the scenery.
Another testimony, also in Slovak, states that the road is pleasant for drivers. This suggests that car traffic is present, but no detail is given about how the road rides on a bike.
The last two are very short: a simple "Ok", and "Beau endroit" in Hungarian.
7.3 km • 321 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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