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HC Asturias, Spain

Lagos de Covadonga

North-western ascent from Cangas de Onís — the hardest of the 3 ways up

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Length: 23.0 km
Height gain: 1060 m
Average: 4.6%
Steepest km: 11.9%
Summit altitude: 1123 m
Difficulty: 286

Asturias · 175 climbs

3 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 3

Cangas de Onís 23.0 km, 4.6% average, 1060 m height gain
Soto de Cangas 18.9 km, 5.5% average, 1038 m height gain
Cuadonga / Covadonga 12.3 km, 7.1% average, 867 m height gain

Elevation profile

63 m → 1123 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 16 at 11.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 11.7 km
4–6%: 1.8 km
6–8%: 2.0 km
8–10%: 4.5 km
10–14%: 2.8 km
14%+: 0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 15.4–16.4: 12.9%
2 km · km 15.0–17.0: 11.6%
5 km · km 11.8–16.8: 10.0%

Time to the top

1h 29 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	66 m	+2 m	0.2%	1.8%
2	73 m	+7 m	0.7%	1.2%
3	79 m	+6 m	0.6%	1.8%
4	86 m	+7 m	0.7%	1.6%
5	100 m	+14 m	1.4%	2.4%
6	113 m	+13 m	1.3%	2.0%
7	129 m	+16 m	1.6%	3.0%
8	145 m	+16 m	1.6%	3.0%
9	163 m	+18 m	1.8%	2.6%
10	207 m	+45 m	4.5%	6.0%
11	281 m	+74 m	7.4%	8.6%
12	387 m	+107 m	10.7%	14.6%
13	481 m	+94 m	9.4%	10.0%
14	555 m	+74 m	7.4%	9.6%
15	651 m	+96 m	9.6%	10.4%
16	770 m	+119 m	11.9%	14.2%
17	884 m	+113 m	11.3%	12.6%
18	949 m	+66 m	6.6%	12.0%
19	1008 m	+59 m	5.9%	9.4%
20	1046 m	+37 m	3.7%	11.0%
21	1110 m	+64 m	6.4%	11.2%
22	1094 m	−16 m	−1.6%	8.6%
23	1123 m	+30 m	3.0%	5.6%

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About Lagos de Covadonga

How long and how steep?: From Cangas de Onís, Lagos de Covadonga is 23.0 km long and climbs 1,060 m at an average of 4.6%, to a summit at 1,123 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 16, averages 11.9%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 29 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 10 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 286. It's the hardest of the 3 ways up to Lagos de Covadonga.
Where is it?: It's in Asturias, Spain.

How hard is 286?

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

Vegarada, La Paraya 286

Col d'Aubisque, Laruns 286

Lagos de Covadonga, Cangas de Onís 286

Colláu Abellán, La Lastra 286

Monte Terminillo, Rietti 286

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