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HC Where this climb is: Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanary Islands, Spain

El Pilar

North-eastern ascent from El Llanito
GPX Profile
Length
14.5 km
Height gain
1095 m
Average
7.6%
Steepest km
10.4%
Summit altitude
1448 m
Difficulty
285

Elevation profile

353 m → 1476 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: El Pilar from El Llanito
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 9 at 10.4%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.0 km
4–6%
1.5 km
6–8%
4.8 km
8–10%
4.8 km
10–14%
2.5 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 7.7–8.7
11.2%
2 km · km 6.8–8.8
10.3%
5 km · km 6.8–11.8
9.7%

Time to the top

1h 16 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%
1 406 m 5.3%
2 467 m 6.1%
3 536 m 6.9%
4 612 m 7.6%
5 685 m 7.3%
6 777 m 9.3%
7 861 m 8.4%
8 959 m 9.8%
9 1063 m 10.4%
10 1154 m 9.0%

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About El Pilar

How long and how steep?
From El Llanito, El Pilar is 14.5 km long and climbs 1,095 m at an average of 7.6%, to a summit at 1,448 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 9, averages 10.4%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 16 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 59 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 285.
Where is it?
It's in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

How hard is 285?

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

Alpe d'Huez, Le Bourg-d'Oisans 285
Samöens 1600, Samöens 285
El Pilar, El Llanito 285
Monte Oíz, Arbácegui y Guerricaiz 284
Hautacam (Col de Tramassel), Ayros-Arbouix 284

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