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3 Where this climb is: BadajozExtremadura, Spain

Castillo de Herrera

North-western ascent from Herrera del Duque
GPX Profile
Length
5.5 km
Height gain
309 m
Average
5.6%
Steepest km
10.4%
Summit altitude
726 m
Difficulty
76

Elevation profile

417 m → 726 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Castillo de Herrera from Herrera del Duque
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 6 at 10.4%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
3.0 km
4–6%
0.5 km
6–8%
0.5 km
8–10%
0.3 km
10–14%
1.0 km
14%+
0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 2.7–3.7
11.7%
2 km · km 2.0–4.0
8.3%

Time to the top

0h 23 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%
1 442 m 2.5%
2 466 m 2.4%
3 531 m 6.4%
4 633 m 10.2%
5 671 m 3.8%
6 726 m 10.4%

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About Castillo de Herrera

How long and how steep?
From Herrera del Duque, Castillo de Herrera is 5.5 km long and climbs 309 m at an average of 5.6%, to a summit at 726 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 10.4%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 23 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 18 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 3 climb, with a difficulty score of 76.
Where is it?
It's in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.

How hard is 76?

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

Les Hauts d'Echallon, Saint-Germain-de-Joux 76
Valle Jiménez, Uruguay 76
Castillo de Herrera, Herrera del Duque 76
Collado de Carmona, Valle de Cabuérniga 75
Cumbre del Sol / Puig de la Llorença, Urbanització Els Cirerers 75

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