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Gandra - Armada

North-western ascent from Sorro
Length
4.9 km
Height gain
462 m
Average
9.5%
Steepest km
11.7%
Summit altitude
551 m
Difficulty
145
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

88 m → 551 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Gandra - Armada from Sorro
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 4 at 11.7%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.3 km
4–6%
0.8 km
6–8%
0.0 km
8–10%
0.9 km
10–14%
2.8 km
14%+
0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 3.2–4.2
11.8%
2 km · km 2.6–4.6
10.8%

Time to the top

0h 31 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%
1 170 m 8.2%
2 272 m 10.2%
3 345 m 7.3%
4 462 m 11.7%
5 551 m 10.2%

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About Gandra - Armada

How long and how steep?
From Sorro, Gandra - Armada is 4.9 km long and climbs 462 m at an average of 9.5%, to a summit at 551 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 4, averages 11.7%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 31 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 24 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 145. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Gandra - Armada.
Where is it?
It's in Ponte de Lima Municipality, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

How hard is 145?

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

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