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2 Where this climb is: PontevedraGalicia, Spain

Monte Xiabre

South-western ascent from Vilagarcía de Arousa
GPX Profile
Length
9.2 km
Height gain
624 m
Average
6.8%
Steepest km
14.0%
Summit altitude
634 m
Difficulty
166
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

9 m → 634 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Monte Xiabre from Vilagarcía de Arousa
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 9 at 14.0%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.8 km
4–6%
1.3 km
6–8%
3.9 km
8–10%
1.0 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.5 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 8.0–9.0
14.0%
2 km · km 7.0–9.0
11.9%
5 km · km 4.0–9.0
7.6%

Time to the top

0h 44 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 61 m 5.1%
2 110 m 4.9%
3 173 m 6.3%
4 238 m 6.5%
5 297 m 5.9%
6 363 m 6.6%
7 381 m 1.8%
8 479 m 9.8%
9 620 m 14.0%
10 634 m 7.5%

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About Monte Xiabre

How long and how steep?
From Vilagarcía de Arousa, Monte Xiabre is 9.2 km long and climbs 624 m at an average of 6.8%, to a summit at 634 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 9, averages 14.0%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 45 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 35 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 166. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Monte Xiabre.
Where is it?
It's in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

How hard is 166?

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

Col du Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis 166
El Cerval, La Herradura 166
Monte Xiabre, Vilagarcía de Arousa 166
Passo Scassella, Varese Ligure 166
Haza de Lino, Torvizcon 166

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