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1 Where this climb is: Melgaço MunicipalityViana do Castelo, Portugal

Alto de Alcobaça

Northern ascent from Cristóbal
GPX Profile
Length
10.4 km
Height gain
695 m
Average
6.7%
Steepest km
11.3%
Summit altitude
933 m
Difficulty
181
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Elevation profile

238 m → 933 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Alto de Alcobaça from Cristóbal
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 9 at 11.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.8 km
4–6%
0.8 km
6–8%
2.4 km
8–10%
2.3 km
10–14%
2.0 km
14%+
0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 7.2–8.2
12.1%
2 km · km 7.2–9.2
11.7%
5 km · km 5.4–10.4
7.1%

Time to the top

0h 51 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%
1 312 m 7.4%
2 385 m 7.3%
3 438 m 5.2%
4 533 m 9.5%
5 586 m 5.4%
6 592 m 0.6%
7 616 m 2.4%
8 724 m 10.8%
9 837 m 11.3%
10 903 m 6.6%

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About Alto de Alcobaça

How long and how steep?
From Cristóbal, Alto de Alcobaça is 10.4 km long and climbs 695 m at an average of 6.7%, to a summit at 933 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 9, averages 11.3%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 51 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 40 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 181.
Where is it?
It's in Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

How hard is 181?

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

Puerto de la Bonaigua, Vielha 181
La Super Planche des Belles Filles, Plancher-les-Mines 181
Alto de Alcobaça, Cristóbal 181
Port d’Envalira, Encamp 180
Bu 180

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