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HC Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanary Islands, Spain

El Teide

South-western ascent from Los Cristianos

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Length: 48.7 km
Height gain: 2281 m
Average: 4.7%
Steepest km: 8.3%
Summit altitude: 2358 m
Difficulty: 465

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 41 climbs

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Candelaria 53.8 km, 4.3% average, 2290 m height gain
El Médano 50.9 km, 4.6% average, 2316 m height gain
Los Cristianos 48.7 km, 4.7% average, 2281 m height gain
Puerto de la Cruz 47.4 km, 5.0% average, 2349 m height gain

Elevation profile

75 m → 2358 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 9 at 8.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 14.3 km
4–6%: 9.7 km
6–8%: 20.3 km
8–10%: 4.3 km
10–14%: 0.3 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 25.7–26.7: 9.4%
2 km · km 25.7–27.7: 8.6%
5 km · km 22.7–27.7: 7.6%

Time to the top

3h 05 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	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	140 m	+63 m	6.3%	21.4%
2	199 m	+59 m	5.9%	7.0%
3	263 m	+64 m	6.4%	7.4%
4	325 m	+62 m	6.2%	18.8%
5	390 m	+66 m	6.6%	9.2%
6	457 m	+67 m	6.7%	8.4%
7	526 m	+69 m	6.9%	9.3%
8	604 m	+78 m	7.8%	9.8%
9	687 m	+83 m	8.3%	9.6%
10	744 m	+57 m	5.7%	8.8%
11	816 m	+71 m	7.1%	8.8%
12	878 m	+62 m	6.2%	10.8%
13	948 m	+70 m	7.0%	10.0%
14	1005 m	+57 m	5.7%	8.6%
15	1055 m	+50 m	5.0%	8.0%
16	1107 m	+52 m	5.2%	7.8%
17	1184 m	+78 m	7.8%	9.8%
18	1224 m	+39 m	3.9%	5.0%
19	1259 m	+36 m	3.6%	4.8%
20	1314 m	+55 m	5.5%	9.0%
21	1367 m	+52 m	5.2%	7.8%
22	1432 m	+66 m	6.6%	27.0%
23	1486 m	+53 m	5.3%	9.8%
24	1559 m	+74 m	7.4%	10.0%
25	1630 m	+71 m	7.1%	10.6%
26	1712 m	+82 m	8.2%	19.8%
27	1796 m	+83 m	8.3%	27.6%
28	1861 m	+65 m	6.5%	9.8%
29	1927 m	+66 m	6.6%	8.8%
30	1998 m	+71 m	7.1%	8.8%
31	2070 m	+72 m	7.2%	9.2%
32	2132 m	+62 m	6.2%	9.4%
33	2194 m	+63 m	6.3%	7.8%
34	2197 m	+2 m	0.2%	4.4%
35	2142 m	−55 m	−5.5%	0.0%
36	2079 m	−63 m	−6.3%	0.0%
37	2036 m	−43 m	−4.3%	0.2%
38	2026 m	−10 m	−1.0%	0.8%
39	2034 m	+7 m	0.7%	4.8%
40	2011 m	−23 m	−2.3%	0.0%
41	2012 m	+1 m	0.1%	3.8%
42	2059 m	+47 m	4.7%	9.8%
43	2118 m	+59 m	5.9%	9.8%
44	2155 m	+37 m	3.7%	7.4%
45	2186 m	+31 m	3.1%	4.2%
46	2254 m	+68 m	6.8%	9.0%
47	2300 m	+47 m	4.7%	9.6%
48	2331 m	+30 m	3.0%	5.6%
49	2358 m	+27 m	3.7%	7.2%

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About El Teide

How long and how steep?: From Los Cristianos, El Teide is 48.7 km long and climbs 2,281 m at an average of 4.7%, to a summit at 2,358 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 9, averages 8.3%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 3 h 05 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 2 h 25 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 465.
Where is it?: It's in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

How hard is 465?

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

Camino de las Turcas, Carretera Nueva Corujera 477

Cerro Santiago, Algarrobo 469

El Teide, Los Cristianos 465

Laguna de la Sobia Solo Btt y Gravel, San Salvador 465

Passo Rombo, San Leonardo in Passiria 457

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