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1 HuescaAragon, Spain

Formigal

Southern ascent from Biescas

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Length: 23.0 km
Height gain: 636 m
Average: 2.8%
Steepest km: 7.8%
Summit altitude: 1527 m
Difficulty: 115

Huesca · 32 climbs

Elevation profile

891 m → 1527 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 20 at 7.8%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 14.8 km
4–6%: 4.2 km
6–8%: 3.0 km
8–10%: 0.5 km
10–14%: 0.3 km
14%+: 0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 12.7–13.7: 7.9%
2 km · km 19.0–21.0: 6.9%
5 km · km 18.0–23.0: 4.7%

Time to the top

1h 06 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	927 m	+36 m	3.6%	5.8%
2	949 m	+22 m	2.2%	3.0%
3	973 m	+24 m	2.4%	4.0%
4	998 m	+25 m	2.5%	6.0%
5	1067 m	+69 m	6.9%	9.0%
6	1090 m	+22 m	2.2%	8.8%
7	1088 m	−1 m	−0.1%	1.6%
8	1089 m	+1 m	0.1%	1.0%
9	1095 m	+6 m	0.6%	2.2%
10	1091 m	−4 m	−0.4%	2.4%
11	1098 m	+7 m	0.7%	2.0%
12	1135 m	+37 m	3.7%	7.0%
13	1171 m	+37 m	3.7%	6.6%
14	1224 m	+53 m	5.3%	17.0%
15	1274 m	+49 m	4.9%	8.2%
16	1298 m	+24 m	2.4%	4.8%
17	1290 m	−8 m	−0.8%	1.0%
18	1292 m	+2 m	0.2%	1.2%
19	1277 m	−16 m	−1.6%	5.0%
20	1354 m	+78 m	7.8%	13.6%
21	1415 m	+61 m	6.1%	7.7%
22	1476 m	+61 m	6.1%	7.2%
23	1527 m	+51 m	5.3%	6.2%

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About Formigal

How long and how steep?: From Biescas, Formigal is 23.0 km long and climbs 636 m at an average of 2.8%, to a summit at 1,527 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 20, averages 7.8%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 06 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 54 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?: It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 115.
Where is it?: It's in Huesca, Aragon, Spain.

How hard is 115?

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

La Font del Barber 115

Coll d'Estenalles, Navarcles 115

Formigal, Biescas 115

Arrate por Krabelin, Ardantza 115

Subida a la Peña de Francia por El Casarito 115

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