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Balcón de Bizkaia

North-eastern ascent from Gizaburuaga
Length
14.9 km
Height gain
389 m
Average
2.6%
Steepest km
6.9%
Summit altitude
431 m
Difficulty
65
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Elevation profile

37 m → 431 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Balcón de Bizkaia from Gizaburuaga
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 13 at 6.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
10.3 km
4–6%
1.9 km
6–8%
2.8 km
8–10%
0.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 12.8–13.8
7.2%
2 km · km 11.8–13.8
7.0%
5 km · km 8.8–13.8
5.1%

Time to the top

0h 42 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 50 m 0.8%
2 52 m 0.2%
3 59 m 0.7%
4 74 m 1.4%
5 93 m 1.9%
6 99 m 0.6%
7 108 m 0.9%
8 124 m 1.7%
9 168 m 4.4%
10 187 m 1.8%

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About Balcón de Bizkaia

How long and how steep?
From Gizaburuaga, Balcón de Bizkaia is 14.9 km long and climbs 389 m at an average of 2.6%, to a summit at 431 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 13, averages 6.9%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 43 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 65. It's the hardest of the 4 ways up to Balcón de Bizkaia.
Where is it?
It's in Biscay, Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain.

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