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HC Hautes Pyrenees, France

Balès

North-eastern ascent from Mauléon-Barousse
Length
19.2 km
Height gain
1188 m
Average
6.2%
Steepest km
11.0%
Summit altitude
1756 m
Difficulty
285
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Elevation profile

569 m → 1756 m Touch or hover to inspect
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 10 at 11.0%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
5.5 km
4–6%
3.5 km
6–8%
4.3 km
8–10%
3.5 km
10–14%
2.0 km
14%+
0.5 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 11.4–12.4
13.3%
2 km · km 14.6–16.6
10.6%
5 km · km 14.0–19.0
8.9%

Time to the top

1h 26 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 647 m 7.8%
2 669 m 2.3%
3 679 m 1.0%
4 715 m 3.6%
5 742 m 2.7%
6 778 m 3.7%
7 808 m 3.0%
8 868 m 6.0%
9 922 m 5.3%
10 1032 m 11.0%

Route map

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At the summit now

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7° Clear Feels like 5° · 1756 m
Wind 4 km/h W

How hard is 285?

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

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