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1 Where this climb is: ZamoraCastile and León, Spain

El Peñón

Southern ascent from Doney de la Requejada
GPX Profile
Length
10.8 km
Height gain
794 m
Average
7.4%
Steepest km
10.3%
Summit altitude
1839 m
Difficulty
197
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Elevation profile

1046 m → 1839 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: El Peñón from Doney de la Requejada
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 4 at 10.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.3 km
4–6%
1.8 km
6–8%
2.8 km
8–10%
4.0 km
10–14%
1.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 3.2–4.2
10.3%
2 km · km 3.0–5.0
10.0%
5 km · km 3.0–8.0
9.5%

Time to the top

0h 54 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 1094 m 4.9%
2 1138 m 4.3%
3 1179 m 4.1%
4 1281 m 10.3%
5 1379 m 9.8%
6 1461 m 8.2%
7 1556 m 9.4%
8 1651 m 9.6%
9 1720 m 6.9%
10 1791 m 7.1%

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About El Peñón

How long and how steep?
From Doney de la Requejada, El Peñón is 10.8 km long and climbs 794 m at an average of 7.4%, to a summit at 1,839 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 4, averages 10.3%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 54 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 42 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 197.
Where is it?
It's in Zamora, Castile and León, Spain.

How hard is 197?

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

Puerto de Escúllar, Escúllar 198
Pico Avellaneda, Villar del Río 197
El Peñón, Doney de la Requejada 197
Outeiro de Augas por Freáns-Quintela de Leirado, O Poste 197
Furkapass, Realp 197

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