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HC AlmeriaAndalusia, Spain

Calar Alto por Gérgal

Southern ascent from Desierto de Tabernas — the hardest of the 6 ways up

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Length: 37.4 km
Height gain: 1888 m
Average: 5.0%
Steepest km: 10.5%
Summit altitude: 2153 m
Difficulty: 397

Almeria · 2nd of the five hardest

6 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 6

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Desierto de Tabernas 37.4 km, 5.0% average, 1888 m height gain
Tíjola 31.8 km, 4.6% average, 1467 m height gain
Serón 26.1 km, 5.3% average, 1374 m height gain
Gergal 23.4 km, 6.1% average, 1424 m height gain
Bacares 17.1 km, 5.7% average, 971 m height gain
Collado del Conde 7.2 km, 4.0% average, 291 m height gain

Elevation profile

265 m → 2153 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 26 at 10.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 11.5 km
4–6%: 9.3 km
6–8%: 9.2 km
8–10%: 5.3 km
10–14%: 2.3 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 34.4–35.4: 10.8%
2 km · km 29.1–31.1: 9.5%
5 km · km 28.9–33.9: 8.3%

Time to the top

2h 29 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	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	305 m	+40 m	4.0%	6.2%
2	376 m	+72 m	7.2%	13.0%
3	430 m	+54 m	5.4%	14.2%
4	455 m	+25 m	2.5%	6.2%
5	481 m	+26 m	2.6%	4.2%
6	502 m	+21 m	2.1%	6.5%
7	544 m	+42 m	4.2%	14.0%
8	575 m	+31 m	3.1%	10.2%
9	611 m	+36 m	3.6%	15.6%
10	659 m	+48 m	4.8%	16.8%
11	716 m	+57 m	5.7%	9.0%
12	773 m	+57 m	5.7%	7.2%
13	811 m	+37 m	3.7%	7.4%
14	766 m	−45 m	−4.5%	0.6%
15	734 m	−31 m	−3.1%	3.5%
16	793 m	+58 m	5.8%	8.4%
17	838 m	+45 m	4.5%	7.8%
18	910 m	+72 m	7.2%	11.0%
19	922 m	+12 m	1.2%	9.8%
20	973 m	+51 m	5.1%	10.0%
21	1068 m	+94 m	9.4%	12.4%
22	1099 m	+31 m	3.1%	5.8%
23	1144 m	+45 m	4.5%	7.8%
24	1197 m	+53 m	5.3%	8.0%
25	1261 m	+64 m	6.4%	11.4%
26	1365 m	+105 m	10.5%	13.0%
27	1420 m	+55 m	5.5%	10.0%
28	1494 m	+74 m	7.4%	12.2%
29	1554 m	+60 m	6.0%	12.0%
30	1647 m	+93 m	9.3%	11.2%
31	1745 m	+98 m	9.8%	15.0%
32	1814 m	+70 m	7.0%	11.8%
33	1892 m	+77 m	7.7%	11.0%
34	1963 m	+71 m	7.1%	10.2%
35	2042 m	+79 m	7.9%	12.0%
36	2116 m	+74 m	7.4%	13.4%
37	2125 m	+9 m	0.9%	8.0%
38	2153 m	+28 m	6.5%	8.0%

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About Calar Alto por Gérgal

How long and how steep?: From Desierto de Tabernas, Calar Alto por Gérgal is 37.4 km long and climbs 1,888 m at an average of 5.0%, to a summit at 2,153 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 26, averages 10.5%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 2 h 29 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 57 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 397. It's the hardest of the 6 ways up to Calar Alto.
Where is it?: It's in Almeria, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 397?

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

Izarraitz, Azpeitia 398

Passo Tre Croci - Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Cortina d'Ampezzo 398

Calar Alto por Gérgal, Desierto de Tabernas 397

Chanajiga, Palo Blanco 395

Amariyama, Nirasaki 395

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