Kalin Reservoir
Pastra, Bulgaria
The Kalin Reservoir is a col with a length of 14.2 kilometer. This is a highest category (HC) col. It is located in Pastra, Kyustendil, Bulgaria. The average grade of this col is 11.6% with a maximum of 15.5%. The Kalin Reservoir ascents from 741 meter at the start, to 2.406 meter at the top, with a total of 1.665 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 14.2 km |
| Elevation gain | 1665 m |
| Average grade | 11.6 % |
| Maximum grade | 15.5 % |
| Climb category | HC |
| Minimum elevation | 741 m |
| Maximum elevation | 2406 m |
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Description
The Road to Vintcheto is a high mountain road climbing up to Kalin Reservoir, at 2.398m above the sea level, and Karagyol Reservoir, at 2.359m above the sea level, located in southwestern Bulgaria.
The road is located in the Rila mountain range. The surface is concrete (in pretty bad conditions), narrow and steep. There are sheer drops virtually along the entire route and enough hairpins to make a whirling dervish dizzy. This route is not recommended if your passengers are prone to car sickness. Vintcheto, the summit, is marked by a crumbling old building. To get there you’ll have to nearly 18km at an average gradient of nine per cent, with some parts up to 12%.