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HC Where this climb is: ShirakawaGifu Prefecture, Japan

Amou-tōge

Western ascent from Shirakawa-go
Length
12.1 km
Height gain
802 m
Average
6.6%
Steepest km
10.5%
Summit altitude
1291 m
Difficulty
179

Elevation profile

489 m → 1291 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Amou-tōge from Shirakawa-go
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 5 at 10.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.3 km
4–6%
3.5 km
6–8%
2.4 km
8–10%
2.3 km
10–14%
1.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 4.0–5.0
10.5%
2 km · km 3.4–5.4
9.9%
5 km · km 2.4–7.4
8.4%

Time to the top

0h 57 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%
1 549 m 5.9%
2 610 m 6.1%
3 677 m 6.7%
4 760 m 8.3%
5 866 m 10.5%
6 929 m 6.4%
7 1014 m 8.5%
8 1074 m 6.0%
9 1171 m 9.7%
10 1212 m 4.1%

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About Amou-tōge

How long and how steep?
From Shirakawa-go, Amou-tōge is 12.1 km long and climbs 802 m at an average of 6.6%, to a summit at 1,291 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 5, averages 10.5%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 57 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 45 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 179.
Where is it?
It's in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

How hard is 179?

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

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