One of the nastiest climbs in this part of Italy is found in one of the most idyllic locations. There is probably not a stretch of tarmac that exists anyplace in the world that can take you from such extremes of beauty next to lake Garda to its polar opposite with the ugly, impossibly steep tarmac wall from Hell that is Punta Veleno...This is cyclings go-to road for those in desperate need of penance, only for the slightly insane or those in need of a solid dose of self-flagellation.   The climb zigzags up the side of lago di Garda's eastern flank towards Monte Baldo, its more or less brutally steep all the way up to about 2km from the top where things ease off.  To add to the mental torture this ride is wooded with little to see other then the occasional tight bend.  Tip - Use the difficulty slider bar by hitting the cogwheel icon in the top right, this will give you effectively that lower gear set, which in real life you would probably be wishing you had fitted. Doing this is not cheating, you will not go any faster up the climb but it could save your knees just the same as lower real-world gears would.