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HC Where this climb is: Pyrénées-OrientalesOccitania, France

Col de la Descarga

South-eastern ascent from Arles-sur-Tech
GPX Profile
Length
19.3 km
Height gain
1100 m
Average
5.7%
Steepest km
9.4%
Summit altitude
1389 m
Difficulty
227

Elevation profile

287 m → 1389 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de la Descarga from Arles-sur-Tech
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 3 at 9.4%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
5.3 km
4–6%
2.3 km
6–8%
8.0 km
8–10%
3.8 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 1.8–2.8
9.7%
2 km · km 1.7–3.7
9.2%
5 km · km 1.6–6.6
8.1%

Time to the top

1h 20 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%
1 314 m 2.5%
2 398 m 8.4%
3 492 m 9.4%
4 574 m 8.2%
5 629 m 5.5%
6 710 m 8.1%
7 787 m 7.7%
8 820 m 3.3%
9 838 m 1.8%
10 856 m 1.8%

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About Col de la Descarga

How long and how steep?
From Arles-sur-Tech, Col de la Descarga is 19.3 km long and climbs 1,100 m at an average of 5.7%, to a summit at 1,389 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 3, averages 9.4%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 20 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 02 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 227.
Where is it?
It's in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France.

How hard is 227?

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

Fontalba, Fustanyà 228
Col du Galibier, Saint Chaffrey 228
Col de la Descarga, Arles-sur-Tech 227
Alto de Trevelez, Orgiva 227
Panderrueda, Caín de Valdeón 227

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