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1 Where this climb is: Community of Madrid, Spain

Puerto de la Morcuera

Northern ascent from Rascafría
Length
13.4 km
Height gain
652 m
Average
4.9%
Steepest km
7.9%
Summit altitude
1774 m
Difficulty
116
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Elevation profile

1121 m → 1774 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Puerto de la Morcuera from Rascafría
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 5 at 7.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
4.1 km
4–6%
4.3 km
6–8%
4.3 km
8–10%
0.8 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 4.0–5.0
7.9%
2 km · km 3.0–5.0
7.3%
5 km · km 2.3–7.3
6.5%

Time to the top

0h 50 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 1139 m 1.8%
2 1141 m 0.2%
3 1203 m 6.2%
4 1270 m 6.7%
5 1349 m 7.9%
6 1394 m 4.5%
7 1463 m 6.9%
8 1525 m 6.2%
9 1578 m 5.3%
10 1650 m 7.1%

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About Puerto de la Morcuera

How long and how steep?
From Rascafría, Puerto de la Morcuera is 13.4 km long and climbs 652 m at an average of 4.9%, to a summit at 1,774 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 5, averages 7.9%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 50 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 40 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 116.
Where is it?
It's in Community of Madrid, Spain.

How hard is 116?

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

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