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HC Where this climb is: LeónCastile and León, Spain

Alto de El Morredero

North-western ascent from Ponferrada
GPX Profile
Length
22.7 km
Height gain
1220 m
Average
5.4%
Steepest km
12.4%
Summit altitude
1737 m
Difficulty
314

Elevation profile

510 m → 1737 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Alto de El Morredero from Ponferrada
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 7 at 12.4%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
8.8 km
4–6%
2.9 km
6–8%
4.8 km
8–10%
2.3 km
10–14%
3.5 km
14%+
0.5 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.5–6.5
12.7%
2 km · km 5.5–7.5
12.0%
5 km · km 3.3–8.3
8.2%

Time to the top

1h 35 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%
1 522 m 0.6%
2 534 m 1.2%
3 555 m 2.1%
4 591 m 3.6%
5 642 m 5.1%
6 744 m 10.2%
7 868 m 12.4%
8 953 m 8.5%
9 980 m 2.6%
10 1022 m 4.3%

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About Alto de El Morredero

How long and how steep?
From Ponferrada, Alto de El Morredero is 22.7 km long and climbs 1,220 m at an average of 5.4%, to a summit at 1,737 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 7, averages 12.4%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 35 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 14 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 314.
Where is it?
It's in León, Castile and León, Spain.

How hard is 314?

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

Alto de la Ermita de Alba, El Quintanal 318
Plan Pichu via La Côte d’Aime, Aime 316
Alto de El Morredero, Ponferrada 314
Calar Alto, Gergal 314
Col du Glandon, Allemont 313

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