3 Biscay, Spain Biscay · Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain

Balcón de Bizkaia

North-eastern ascent from Munitibar

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Length: 4.3 km
Height gain: 237 m
Average: 5.5%
Steepest km: 7.1%
Summit altitude: 431 m
Difficulty: 44

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Gizaburuaga 14.9 km, 2.6% average, 389 m height gain
Zugastieta 7.8 km, 4.1% average, 322 m height gain
Munitibar 4.3 km, 5.5% average, 237 m height gain
Urrutxua 2.3 km, 4.1% average, 93 m height gain

Elevation profile

194 m → 431 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 3 at 7.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 0.5 km
4–6%: 0.8 km
6–8%: 3.0 km
8–10%: 0.0 km
10–14%: 0.0 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 2.2–3.2: 7.2%
2 km · km 1.2–3.2: 7.0%

Time to the top

0h 17 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km	Altitude	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	257 m	+63 m	6.3%	9.8%
2	324 m	+67 m	6.7%	8.6%
3	395 m	+71 m	7.1%	9%
4	414 m	+20 m	2.0%	9%
5	431 m	+16 m	5.3%	6%

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20° Clear Feels like 20° · 431 m

Headwind on 45% of the climb · Wind 5 km/h S

Tailwind 12% Crosswind 43% Headwind 45%

How hard is 44?

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

Alto de Santa Lucía, Rotura de Cabañas 44

Col de Leschaux, Lescheraines 44

Balcón de Bizkaia, Munitibar 44

Triple Mur de Monty, Tailfer 44

Beci, Sopuerta 44

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Location

Country Spain

Region Autonomous Community of the Basque Country

Province Biscay

Mountain range Cantabrian Mountains

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