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2 Where this climb is: Cantabria, Spain

Alto del Caracol

Western ascent from Selaya
GPX Profile
Length
10.6 km
Height gain
583 m
Average
5.5%
Steepest km
8.1%
Summit altitude
819 m
Difficulty
118

Elevation profile

237 m → 819 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Alto del Caracol from Selaya
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 7 at 8.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.3 km
4–6%
1.0 km
6–8%
5.8 km
8–10%
1.5 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.8–6.8
8.2%
2 km · km 5.7–7.7
7.9%
5 km · km 5.5–10.5
7.0%

Time to the top

0h 45 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%
1 313 m 7.6%
2 386 m 7.3%
3 385 m 0.0%
4 397 m 1.2%
5 451 m 5.4%
6 505 m 5.4%
7 586 m 8.1%
8 657 m 7.1%
9 727 m 7.0%
10 799 m 7.2%

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About Alto del Caracol

How long and how steep?
From Selaya, Alto del Caracol is 10.6 km long and climbs 583 m at an average of 5.5%, to a summit at 819 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 7, averages 8.1%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 45 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 35 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 118.
Where is it?
It's in Cantabria, Spain.

How hard is 118?

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

Puerto de Fortanete, Fortanete 118
Coll d'en Canar, La Fontcalda 118
Alto del Caracol, Selaya 118
Serradela, Barragem de Salamonde 118
Cañada de Hazadillas, Puente de la SIerra 118

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