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HC Where this climb is: GranadaAndalusia, Spain

Peña Escrita

Southern ascent from La Herradura
GPX Profile
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
Elevation profile: Peña Escrita from La Herradura
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
How this is calculated

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%

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About Peña Escrita

How long and how steep?
From La Herradura, Peña Escrita is 18.6 km long and climbs 1,195 m at an average of 6.4%, to a summit at 1,197 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 15.7%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 41 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 17 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 556.
Where is it?
It's in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 556?

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

Pico do Arieiro, Faial 558
Pico Izaña por Las Cuevecitas, Candelaria 557
Peña Escrita, La Herradura 556
Pico del Veleta por Collado de las Sabinas 552
Pico Urzue, Calheta 545

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