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1 Where this climb is: GranadaAndalusia, Spain

Peña Escrita

South-eastern ascent from Torrecuevas
GPX Profile
Length
10.8 km
Height gain
687 m
Average
6.4%
Steepest km
12.8%
Summit altitude
745 m
Difficulty
215

Elevation profile

58 m → 745 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Peña Escrita from Torrecuevas
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 4 at 12.8%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
3.3 km
4–6%
2.3 km
6–8%
1.0 km
8–10%
0.8 km
10–14%
3.0 km
14%+
0.5 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 3.6–4.6
13.3%
2 km · km 2.9–4.9
12.8%
5 km · km 2.8–7.8
8.7%

Time to the top

0h 54 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%
1 127 m 7.0%
2 122 m −0.5%
3 153 m 3.1%
4 281 m 12.8%
5 398 m 11.7%
6 468 m 7.0%
7 536 m 6.8%
8 575 m 3.9%
9 571 m −0.4%
10 646 m 7.5%

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About Peña Escrita

How long and how steep?
From Torrecuevas, Peña Escrita is 10.8 km long and climbs 687 m at an average of 6.4%, to a summit at 745 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 4, averages 12.8%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 54 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 42 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 215.
Where is it?
It's in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 215?

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

Port de Cabús, La Massana 215
Plan via Pianlargo, San Leonardo in Passiria 215
Peña Escrita, Torrecuevas 215
Col du Grand Cucheron, Les Curtets 215
Santuario El Acebo, Cangas del Narcea 214

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