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HC Where this climb is: AlmeriaAndalusia, Spain

Alto del Nacimiento

Northern ascent from Purchena
GPX Profile
Length
26.9 km
Height gain
1217 m
Average
4.5%
Steepest km
11.9%
Summit altitude
1740 m
Difficulty
256

Elevation profile

523 m → 1740 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Alto del Nacimiento from Purchena
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 27 at 11.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
10.8 km
4–6%
4.8 km
6–8%
8.4 km
8–10%
2.0 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 25.9–26.9
11.3%
2 km · km 5.2–7.2
7.7%
5 km · km 11.4–16.4
7.3%

Time to the top

1h 39 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%
1 550 m 2.7%
2 550 m 0.1%
3 605 m 5.5%
4 646 m 4.1%
5 671 m 2.6%
6 748 m 7.7%
7 818 m 7.0%
8 879 m 6.1%
9 945 m 6.6%
10 1017 m 7.2%

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About Alto del Nacimiento

How long and how steep?
From Purchena, Alto del Nacimiento is 26.9 km long and climbs 1,217 m at an average of 4.5%, to a summit at 1,740 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 11.9%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 39 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 18 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 256.
Where is it?
It's in Almeria, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 256?

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

Col de Vars, Guillestre 257
Col de Sarenne, Lac du Chambon 257
Alto del Nacimiento, Purchena 256
Superbagnères de Luchon, Bagnères-de-Luchon 255
Col de Porte, Grenoble 255

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