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1 Where this climb is: Asturias, Spain

Alto de la Ermita de Alba

South-western ascent from El Quintanal
GPX Profile
Length
6.3 km
Height gain
751 m
Average
11.8%
Steepest km
17.3%
Summit altitude
1184 m
Difficulty
318

Elevation profile

433 m → 1184 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Alto de la Ermita de Alba from El Quintanal
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 7 at 17.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.0 km
4–6%
0.0 km
6–8%
0.0 km
8–10%
1.5 km
10–14%
3.8 km
14%+
1.1 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.4–6.3
16.6%
2 km · km 4.4–6.3
14.5%

Time to the top

0h 48 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%
1 529 m 9.6%
2 635 m 10.6%
3 740 m 10.5%
4 858 m 11.8%
5 970 m 11.2%
6 1124 m 15.4%
7 1184 m 17.3%

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About Alto de la Ermita de Alba

How long and how steep?
From El Quintanal, Alto de la Ermita de Alba is 6.3 km long and climbs 751 m at an average of 11.8%, to a summit at 1,184 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 17.3%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 49 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 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 318.
Where is it?
It's in Asturias, Spain.

How hard is 318?

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

Jikkoku-tōge via Hayakawa-Misato, 新倉 318
Col de la Croix de Fer, Le Verney 318
Alto de la Ermita de Alba, El Quintanal 318
Plan Pichu via La Côte d’Aime, Aime 316
Alto de El Morredero, Ponferrada 314

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