Altigraphs
HC Granada, Spain

Peña Escrita

Southern ascent from La Herradura
Length
18.6 km
Height gain
1195 m
Average
6.4%
Steepest km
15.7%
Summit altitude
1197 m
Difficulty
556

Elevation profile

2 m → 1197 m Touch or hover to inspect
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 19 at 15.7%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
6.5 km
4–6%
1.3 km
6–8%
2.0 km
8–10%
1.0 km
10–14%
4.3 km
14%+
3.6 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 15.8–16.8
17.0%
2 km · km 15.8–17.8
15.8%
5 km · km 13.6–18.6
13.6%

Time to the top

1h 41 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 60 m 5.8%
2 189 m 12.9%
3 320 m 13.1%
4 423 m 10.3%
5 482 m 5.8%
6 396 m −8.6%
7 435 m 3.9%
8 516 m 8.1%
9 495 m −2.1%
10 496 m 0.1%

Route map

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At the summit now

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16° Clear Feels like 16° · 1197 m
Wind 5 km/h SE

How hard is 556?

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

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