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HC LeónCastile and León, Spain

Panderrueda

North-eastern ascent from Caín de Valdeón — the hardest of the 2 ways up

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Length: 18.7 km
Height gain: 1005 m
Average: 5.4%
Steepest km: 11.6%
Summit altitude: 1461 m
Difficulty: 227

León · 31 climbs

2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Caín de Valdeón 18.7 km, 5.4% average, 1005 m height gain
Posada de Valdeón 9.5 km, 5.7% average, 540 m height gain

Elevation profile

457 m → 1461 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 6 at 11.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 7.0 km
4–6%: 2.5 km
6–8%: 4.7 km
8–10%: 2.3 km
10–14%: 2.0 km
14%+: 0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 4.6–5.6: 13.2%
2 km · km 4.0–6.0: 11.1%
5 km · km 2.6–7.6: 7.4%

Time to the top

1h 19 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	517 m	+60 m	6.0%	13.8%
2	553 m	+37 m	3.7%	6.0%
3	615 m	+61 m	6.1%	14.0%
4	646 m	+32 m	3.2%	11.0%
5	752 m	+106 m	10.6%	14.2%
6	868 m	+116 m	11.6%	15.0%
7	872 m	+5 m	0.5%	12.4%
8	924 m	+52 m	5.2%	16.0%
9	923 m	−1 m	−0.1%	3.8%
10	935 m	+12 m	1.2%	4.0%
11	998 m	+62 m	6.2%	9.4%
12	1055 m	+58 m	5.8%	7.6%
13	1092 m	+36 m	3.6%	7.0%
14	1163 m	+72 m	7.2%	8.2%
15	1191 m	+28 m	2.8%	7.2%
16	1250 m	+59 m	5.9%	8.6%
17	1316 m	+65 m	6.5%	7.6%
18	1400 m	+85 m	8.5%	9.4%
19	1461 m	+61 m	8.5%	9.2%

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About Panderrueda

How long and how steep?: From Caín de Valdeón, Panderrueda is 18.7 km long and climbs 1,005 m at an average of 5.4%, to a summit at 1,461 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 6, averages 11.6%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 19 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 02 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 227. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Panderrueda.
Where is it?: It's in León, Castile and León, Spain.

How hard is 227?

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

Col de la Descarga, Arles-sur-Tech 227

Alto de Trevelez, Orgiva 227

Panderrueda, Caín de Valdeón 227

Valico di Santa Maria Maddalena, Romani 227

Pico de las Nieves, Vega de San Mateo 227

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