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2 Where this climb is: CáceresExtremadura, Spain

Puerto de La Golosa

Southern ascent from Descargamaría
GPX Profile
Length
13.3 km
Height gain
611 m
Average
4.6%
Steepest km
6.2%
Summit altitude
1111 m
Difficulty
90

Elevation profile

499 m → 1111 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Puerto de La Golosa from Descargamaría
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 4 at 6.2%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
3.3 km
4–6%
8.6 km
6–8%
1.5 km
8–10%
0.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 2.8–3.8
6.7%
2 km · km 1.8–3.8
6.2%
5 km · km 1.6–6.6
5.4%

Time to the top

0h 47 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%
1 544 m 4.4%
2 588 m 4.4%
3 647 m 5.9%
4 709 m 6.2%
5 746 m 3.7%
6 807 m 6.0%
7 855 m 4.8%
8 913 m 5.8%
9 963 m 5.0%
10 974 m 1.1%

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About Puerto de La Golosa

How long and how steep?
From Descargamaría, Puerto de La Golosa is 13.3 km long and climbs 611 m at an average of 4.6%, to a summit at 1,111 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 4, averages 6.2%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 47 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 38 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 90.
Where is it?
It's in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

How hard is 90?

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

Alto de El Jaramillo, Solerche 90
Col de Portet d'Aspet, Saint-Lary 90
Puerto de La Golosa, Descargamaría 90
Puerto de Albanchez de Marina, Jimena 90
Passo del Branchetto, Bosco Chiesanuova 90

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