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1 Where this climb is: LeónCastile and León, Spain

Alto del Peñón

North-eastern ascent from Truchas
GPX Profile
Length
14.1 km
Height gain
712 m
Average
5.0%
Steepest km
12.4%
Summit altitude
1836 m
Difficulty
203
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

1124 m → 1840 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Alto del Peñón from Truchas
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 12 at 12.4%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
7.4 km
4–6%
2.0 km
6–8%
1.3 km
8–10%
0.5 km
10–14%
2.8 km
14%+
0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 11.2–12.2
12.4%
2 km · km 11.0–13.0
12.4%
5 km · km 8.8–13.8
9.9%

Time to the top

0h 56 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 1145 m 2.1%
2 1158 m 1.3%
3 1160 m 0.2%
4 1193 m 3.3%
5 1210 m 1.7%
6 1225 m 1.5%
7 1247 m 2.2%
8 1296 m 4.9%
9 1353 m 5.7%
10 1422 m 7.0%

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About Alto del Peñón

How long and how steep?
From Truchas, Alto del Peñón is 14.1 km long and climbs 712 m at an average of 5.0%, to a summit at 1,836 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 12, averages 12.4%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 56 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 44 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 203. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to El Peñón.
Where is it?
It's in León, Castile and León, Spain.

How hard is 203?

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

Port de Cabús, Erts 203
Col de Beyrede, Beyrède 203
Alto del Peñón, Truchas 203
Santuari de Santa Maria de Rocacorba por Banyoles, Mas Llapart 202
Puerto del Piornal, Valdeíñigos de Tiétar 202

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