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HC Where this climb is: BarcelonaCatalonia, Spain

Col de Formic

South-eastern ascent from Santa María de Palautordera
GPX Profile
Length
19.4 km
Height gain
873 m
Average
4.5%
Steepest km
7.6%
Summit altitude
1142 m
Difficulty
158
3 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 3

Elevation profile

269 m → 1142 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de Formic from Santa María de Palautordera
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 11 at 7.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
7.0 km
4–6%
4.1 km
6–8%
8.3 km
8–10%
0.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 10.0–11.0
7.6%
2 km · km 10.0–12.0
7.0%
5 km · km 10.0–15.0
6.8%

Time to the top

1h 09 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%
1 291 m 2.2%
2 312 m 2.2%
3 325 m 1.2%
4 347 m 2.3%
5 397 m 5.0%
6 463 m 6.6%
7 512 m 4.9%
8 539 m 2.7%
9 557 m 1.7%
10 536 m −2.0%

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About Col de Formic

How long and how steep?
From Santa María de Palautordera, Col de Formic is 19.4 km long and climbs 873 m at an average of 4.5%, to a summit at 1,142 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 11, averages 7.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 09 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 55 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 158. It's the hardest of the 3 ways up to Coll Formic.
Where is it?
It's in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

How hard is 158?

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

Coll de Santa Helena, Montseny 158
Tossal dels Diners por Coll de Rates, Parcent 158
Col de Formic, Santa María de Palautordera 158
Vacariça, Refóios do Lima 158
Izua, Matxaria 158

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