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HC Where this climb is: Santana MunicipalityMadeira, Portugal

Achada de Teixeira

North-eastern ascent from Santana
GPX Profile
Length
10.6 km
Height gain
1211 m
Average
11.5%
Steepest km
14.1%
Summit altitude
1579 m
Difficulty
497

Elevation profile

367 m → 1579 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Achada de Teixeira from Santana
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 10 at 14.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.5 km
4–6%
0.3 km
6–8%
0.8 km
8–10%
1.3 km
10–14%
5.6 km
14%+
2.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.8–6.8
14.6%
2 km · km 8.4–10.4
14.3%
5 km · km 5.4–10.4
13.2%

Time to the top

1h 19 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%
1 426 m 5.9%
2 539 m 11.3%
3 637 m 9.9%
4 740 m 10.3%
5 855 m 11.6%
6 989 m 13.4%
7 1115 m 12.6%
8 1254 m 13.9%
9 1364 m 11.0%
10 1505 m 14.1%

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About Achada de Teixeira

How long and how steep?
From Santana, Achada de Teixeira is 10.6 km long and climbs 1,211 m at an average of 11.5%, to a summit at 1,579 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 10, averages 14.1%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 19 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 00 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 497.
Where is it?
It's in Santana Municipality, Madeira, Portugal.

How hard is 497?

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

Pico do Arieiro, Machico 500
Escalera del Infierno, Sierra Gorda, Querétaro, La Mora 498
Achada de Teixeira, Santana 497
Colle delle Finestre, Regione Ricciarda 496
Hochtor Pass (Großglockner), Fusch 492

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