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2 Where this climb is: Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanary Islands, Spain

Alto Puntallana

Southern ascent from Santa Cruz de La Palma
GPX Profile
Length
9.2 km
Height gain
300 m
Average
3.3%
Steepest km
9.2%
Summit altitude
441 m
Difficulty
89

Elevation profile

81 m → 448 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Alto Puntallana from Santa Cruz de La Palma
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 3 at 9.2%
One short section looks like a survey error (hatched) — usually a tunnel or a bridge, measured from the terrain above or below the road. It is left out of the steepest-km figure.
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Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
5.2 km
4–6%
1.0 km
6–8%
0.5 km
8–10%
2.0 km
10–14%
0.5 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 1.6–2.6
9.6%
2 km · km 1.6–3.6
8.9%
5 km · km 0.9–5.9
6.6%

Time to the top

0h 31 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 89 m −5.2%
2 134 m 4.5%
3 226 m 9.2%
4 307 m 8.2%
5 401 m 9.3% ? Includes a suspected survey error
6 413 m 1.2% ? Includes a suspected survey error
7 418 m 0.5%
8 435 m 1.7%
9 446 m 1.1%
10 441 m −2.9%

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About Alto Puntallana

How long and how steep?
From Santa Cruz de La Palma, Alto Puntallana is 9.2 km long and climbs 300 m at an average of 3.3%, to a summit at 441 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 3, averages 9.2%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 32 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 25 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 89.
Where is it?
It's in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

How hard is 89?

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

Col des Aravis, Saint-Jean-de-Sixt 89
Col du Mollendruz, Vallorbe 89
Alto Puntallana, Santa Cruz de La Palma 89
Espiñeira, Rialiño 89
La Dolorosa, Huixquilucan 89

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