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HC Alacant / AlicanteValencian Community, Spain

Alto de Aitana por Sella

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Length: 22.3 km
Height gain: 1278 m
Average: 5.7%
Steepest km: 9.2%
Summit altitude: 1548 m
Difficulty: 246

Valencian Community · 4th of the five hardest

Elevation profile

270 m → 1548 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 17 at 9.2%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 4.5 km
4–6%: 6.3 km
6–8%: 8.8 km
8–10%: 2.3 km
10–14%: 0.5 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 16.2–17.2: 9.5%
2 km · km 16.2–18.2: 9.0%
5 km · km 16.1–21.1: 8.2%

Time to the top

1h 33 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	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	300 m	+30 m	3.0%	4.0%
2	354 m	+55 m	5.5%	7.6%
3	371 m	+16 m	1.6%	4.4%
4	413 m	+42 m	4.2%	6.6%
5	471 m	+58 m	5.8%	7.0%
6	517 m	+46 m	4.6%	6.4%
7	559 m	+43 m	4.3%	6.8%
8	573 m	+14 m	1.4%	5.0%
9	629 m	+55 m	5.5%	7.6%
10	678 m	+49 m	4.9%	7.2%
11	736 m	+59 m	5.9%	6.8%
12	808 m	+72 m	7.2%	8.6%
13	878 m	+70 m	7.0%	7.8%
14	936 m	+58 m	5.8%	7.0%
15	996 m	+60 m	6.0%	7.2%
16	1062 m	+66 m	6.6%	9.6%
17	1153 m	+92 m	9.2%	12.0%
18	1234 m	+81 m	8.1%	9.4%
19	1310 m	+75 m	7.5%	10.8%
20	1391 m	+82 m	8.2%	9.2%
21	1470 m	+79 m	7.9%	9.4%
22	1542 m	+71 m	7.1%	8.4%
23	1548 m	+6 m	2.1%	3.0%

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About Alto de Aitana por Sella

How long and how steep?: Alto de Aitana por Sella is 22.3 km long and climbs 1,278 m at an average of 5.7%, to a summit at 1,548 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 17, averages 9.2%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 33 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 12 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 246.
Where is it?: It's in Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.

How hard is 246?

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

Chez la Jode- Plateau de Glières, Le Petit-Bornand 247

Puerto de San Esteban, La Veiga las Zreizales 247

Alto de Aitana por Sella 246

Collado de Piedrafita por Benuza, Chanos 246

Lagunas de Neila, Villavelayo 246

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