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HC Where this climb is: CádizAndalusia, Spain

Puerto de las Palomas

Northern ascent from Zahara
GPX Profile
Length
15.8 km
Height gain
898 m
Average
5.7%
Steepest km
7.9%
Summit altitude
1186 m
Difficulty
169
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

289 m → 1186 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Puerto de las Palomas from Zahara
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 16 at 7.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
4.0 km
4–6%
3.5 km
6–8%
5.8 km
8–10%
1.8 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 11.4–12.4
8.6%
2 km · km 10.4–12.4
7.8%
5 km · km 10.6–15.6
7.1%

Time to the top

1h 05 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%
1 327 m 3.9%
2 357 m 3.0%
3 371 m 1.3%
4 396 m 2.6%
5 472 m 7.5%
6 544 m 7.3%
7 598 m 5.3%
8 663 m 6.5%
9 713 m 5.1%
10 773 m 6.0%

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About Puerto de las Palomas

How long and how steep?
From Zahara, Puerto de las Palomas is 15.8 km long and climbs 898 m at an average of 5.7%, to a summit at 1,186 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 7.9%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 05 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 52 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 169. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Puerto de las Palomas.
Where is it?
It's in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 169?

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

Passo di Mortirolo, Grosio 169
Xarotos, Abelenda 169
Puerto de las Palomas, Zahara 169
Le Revard, Trévignin 169
Alto de Colativí 169

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