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2 Where this climb is: A CoruñaGalicia, Spain

A Espiñeira

Southern ascent from O Instrumento
Length
13.5 km
Height gain
478 m
Average
3.5%
Steepest km
10.7%
Summit altitude
528 m
Difficulty
121
3 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 3

Elevation profile

50 m → 528 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: A Espiñeira from O Instrumento
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 13 at 10.7%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
8.5 km
4–6%
1.3 km
6–8%
1.2 km
8–10%
0.8 km
10–14%
1.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 12.0–13.0
10.7%
2 km · km 11.5–13.5
8.1%
5 km · km 8.5–13.5
4.7%

Time to the top

0h 45 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 136 m 8.6%
2 147 m 1.1%
3 145 m −0.2%
4 151 m 0.6%
5 152 m 0.1%
6 200 m 4.8%
7 223 m 2.3%
8 315 m 9.2%
9 310 m −0.5%
10 328 m 1.8%

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About A Espiñeira

How long and how steep?
From O Instrumento, A Espiñeira is 13.5 km long and climbs 478 m at an average of 3.5%, to a summit at 528 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 13, averages 10.7%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 46 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 37 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 121. It's the hardest of the 3 ways up to A Espiñeira.
Where is it?
It's in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.

How hard is 121?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

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