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2 Where this climb is: Asturias, Spain

Esquera

Southern ascent from Ruenes
GPX Profile
Length
5.4 km
Height gain
495 m
Average
9.1%
Steepest km
17.3%
Summit altitude
625 m
Difficulty
239

Elevation profile

131 m → 625 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Esquera from Ruenes
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 4 at 17.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.5 km
4–6%
0.3 km
6–8%
0.8 km
8–10%
0.3 km
10–14%
1.0 km
14%+
1.7 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 3.2–4.2
18.6%
2 km · km 2.8–4.8
15.8%

Time to the top

0h 35 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%
1 247 m 11.6%
2 234 m −1.3%
3 280 m 4.6%
4 453 m 17.3%
5 576 m 12.4%
6 625 m 11.8%

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About Esquera

How long and how steep?
From Ruenes, Esquera is 5.4 km long and climbs 495 m at an average of 9.1%, to a summit at 625 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 4, averages 17.3%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 36 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 27 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 239.
Where is it?
It's in Asturias, Spain.

How hard is 239?

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

Arcs 2000, Bourg-Saint-Maurice 240
Otero Mayor, San Andrés de Luena 239
Esquera, Ruenes 239
Col d'Izoard via Arvieux 239
Ushiishi Toge via Kasukawamachi Nakanosawa, 三夜沢町 238

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