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HC Where this climb is: Cantabria, Spain

Picón Blanco

Northern ascent from Urbanización Peña Rocías
GPX Profile
Length
25.3 km
Height gain
1358 m
Average
5.4%
Steepest km
9.1%
Summit altitude
1518 m
Difficulty
288
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

160 m → 1518 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Picón Blanco from Urbanización Peña Rocías
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 25 at 9.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
6.5 km
4–6%
3.3 km
6–8%
12.3 km
8–10%
2.3 km
10–14%
1.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 20.6–21.6
10.2%
2 km · km 19.6–21.6
9.0%
5 km · km 16.8–21.8
7.6%

Time to the top

1h 43 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%
1 174 m 1.4%
2 182 m 0.7%
3 201 m 2.0%
4 243 m 4.2%
5 276 m 3.3%
6 347 m 7.1%
7 417 m 7.1%
8 490 m 7.3%
9 559 m 6.8%
10 625 m 6.7%

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About Picón Blanco

How long and how steep?
From Urbanización Peña Rocías, Picón Blanco is 25.3 km long and climbs 1,358 m at an average of 5.4%, to a summit at 1,518 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 25, averages 9.1%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 43 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 21 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 288. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Picón Blanco.
Where is it?
It's in Cantabria, Spain.

How hard is 288?

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

Plan Pichu via Tessens, Aime 290
Subida a La Plagne, Aime 289
Picón Blanco, Urbanización Peña Rocías 288
Refuge de l'Abérouat, Lescun 288
Col de la Hourcére via Barlanès, Casemayou 288

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