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1 Where this climb is: Community of Madrid, Spain

Morcuera

North-western ascent from Rascafría
GPX Profile
Length
14.8 km
Height gain
621 m
Average
4.2%
Steepest km
7.7%
Summit altitude
1774 m
Difficulty
110
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Elevation profile

1121 m → 1774 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Morcuera from Rascafría
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 6 at 7.7%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
5.5 km
4–6%
4.5 km
6–8%
4.0 km
8–10%
0.8 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.2–6.2
7.8%
2 km · km 4.2–6.2
7.3%
5 km · km 3.6–8.6
6.6%

Time to the top

0h 51 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 1127 m −2.6%
2 1135 m 0.9%
3 1146 m 1.0%
4 1181 m 3.6%
5 1248 m 6.6%
6 1325 m 7.7%
7 1383 m 5.8%
8 1445 m 6.1%
9 1508 m 6.4%
10 1561 m 5.3%

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About Morcuera

How long and how steep?
From Rascafría, Morcuera is 14.8 km long and climbs 621 m at an average of 4.2%, to a summit at 1,774 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 6, averages 7.7%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 52 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 41 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 110.
Where is it?
It's in Community of Madrid, Spain.

How hard is 110?

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

La Colle Saint-Michel, Annot 110
Santuario Virgen de la Sierra, VIllarroya de la SIerra 110
Morcuera, Rascafría 110
Pico del Águila, Sangonera la Verde 110
Alto Llanos del Hospital, Benasque 110

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