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HC Where this climb is: Cantabria, Spain

Puerto de Palombera

North-western ascent from Saja
GPX Profile
Length
16.6 km
Height gain
818 m
Average
4.9%
Steepest km
6.2%
Summit altitude
1257 m
Difficulty
124
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Elevation profile

439 m → 1257 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Puerto de Palombera from Saja
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 10 at 6.2%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
3.6 km
4–6%
9.5 km
6–8%
3.5 km
8–10%
0.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 8.5–9.5
6.7%
2 km · km 8.7–10.7
6.3%
5 km · km 6.3–11.3
5.9%

Time to the top

1h 01 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%
1 462 m 2.3%
2 492 m 3.1%
3 523 m 3.1%
4 583 m 6.0%
5 632 m 4.9%
6 688 m 5.6%
7 741 m 5.3%
8 797 m 5.6%
9 858 m 6.1%
10 921 m 6.2%

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About Puerto de Palombera

How long and how steep?
From Saja, Puerto de Palombera is 16.6 km long and climbs 818 m at an average of 4.9%, to a summit at 1,257 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 10, averages 6.2%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 01 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 48 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 124.
Where is it?
It's in Cantabria, Spain.

How hard is 124?

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

Farrapona por Torrestío 125
Refugio Senarta, Benasque 124
Puerto de Palombera, Saja 124
Torrinheiras, Cabeceiras de Basto 124
Urraki, Azpeitia 124

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