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HC Where this climb is: Santana MunicipalityMadeira, Portugal

Pico do Arieiro

North-eastern ascent from Faial
GPX Profile
Length
23.0 km
Height gain
1742 m
Average
7.6%
Steepest km
14.5%
Summit altitude
1794 m
Difficulty
558
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Elevation profile

52 m → 1794 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Pico do Arieiro from Faial
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 14 at 14.5%
2 short sections look like survey errors (hatched) — usually a tunnel or a bridge, measured from the terrain above or below the road. They are left out of the steepest-km figure.
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Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
6.3 km
4–6%
1.3 km
6–8%
2.3 km
8–10%
5.0 km
10–14%
5.5 km
14%+
2.8 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 13.6–14.6
16.6%
2 km · km 12.5–14.5
14.4%
5 km · km 11.4–16.4
11.4%

Time to the top

2h 21 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%
1 165 m 11.2%
2 230 m 6.6%
3 337 m 10.7%
4 409 m 7.2% ? Includes a suspected survey error
5 402 m −0.6% ? Includes a suspected survey error
6 421 m 1.9%
7 526 m 10.5% ? Includes a suspected survey error
8 604 m 7.8% ? Includes a suspected survey error
9 707 m 10.2%
10 830 m 12.4%

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About Pico do Arieiro

How long and how steep?
From Faial, Pico do Arieiro is 23.0 km long and climbs 1,742 m at an average of 7.6%, to a summit at 1,794 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 14, averages 14.5%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 2 h 21 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 48 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 558.
Where is it?
It's in Santana Municipality, Madeira, Portugal.

How hard is 558?

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

La Majá Prau 567
Mortirolo & Passo della Foppa, Tovo di Sant'Agata 565
Pico do Arieiro, Faial 558
Pico Izaña por Las Cuevecitas, Candelaria 557
Peña Escrita, La Herradura 556

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