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HC AlmeriaAndalusia, Spain

Puerto de Escúllar

Southern ascent from Escúllar — the hardest of the 2 ways up

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Length: 22.5 km
Height gain: 1179 m
Average: 5.2%
Steepest km: 7.1%
Summit altitude: 2030 m
Difficulty: 198

Almeria · 40 climbs

2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Caniles 30.0 km, 3.9% average, 1160 m height gain
Escúllar 22.5 km, 5.2% average, 1179 m height gain

Elevation profile

852 m → 2032 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 15 at 7.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 3.5 km
4–6%: 8.0 km
6–8%: 10.8 km
8–10%: 0.3 km
10–14%: 0.0 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.6–6.6: 7.2%
2 km · km 5.0–7.0: 6.8%
5 km · km 5.2–10.2: 6.5%

Time to the top

1h 28 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	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	900 m	+48 m	4.8%	8.0%
2	931 m	+31 m	3.1%	8.6%
3	960 m	+29 m	2.9%	6.2%
4	1003 m	+43 m	4.3%	6.6%
5	1054 m	+52 m	5.1%	6.6%
6	1124 m	+70 m	7.0%	7.8%
7	1191 m	+67 m	6.7%	8.2%
8	1248 m	+57 m	5.7%	7.2%
9	1311 m	+63 m	6.3%	7.6%
10	1379 m	+67 m	6.7%	7.7%
11	1436 m	+57 m	5.7%	7.8%
12	1497 m	+62 m	6.2%	6.4%
13	1559 m	+62 m	6.2%	7.6%
14	1612 m	+53 m	5.3%	7.0%
15	1683 m	+71 m	7.1%	8.4%
16	1737 m	+54 m	5.4%	6.6%
17	1796 m	+59 m	5.9%	6.4%
18	1858 m	+62 m	6.2%	7.2%
19	1911 m	+53 m	5.3%	6.6%
20	1929 m	+18 m	1.8%	4.2%
21	1949 m	+20 m	2.0%	5.2%
22	2016 m	+67 m	6.7%	7.0%
23	2030 m	+14 m	2.6%	6.8%

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About Puerto de Escúllar

How long and how steep?: From Escúllar, Puerto de Escúllar is 22.5 km long and climbs 1,179 m at an average of 5.2%, to a summit at 2,030 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 15, averages 7.1%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 28 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 08 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 198. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Puerto de Escúllar.
Where is it?: It's in Almeria, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 198?

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

Monte Pretano, Cagli 198

Pelliceira, Murias de Rao 198

Puerto de Escúllar, Escúllar 198

Pico Avellaneda, Villar del Río 197

El Peñón, Doney de la Requejada 197

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