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HC Where this climb is: Cantabria, Spain

Puerto del Escudo

Northern ascent from Entrambasmestas
GPX Profile
Length
16.2 km
Height gain
768 m
Average
4.7%
Steepest km
10.9%
Summit altitude
979 m
Difficulty
218

Elevation profile

210 m → 1012 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Puerto del Escudo from Entrambasmestas
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 11 at 10.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
6.7 km
4–6%
3.3 km
6–8%
1.5 km
8–10%
1.3 km
10–14%
3.5 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 13.2–14.2
12.2%
2 km · km 13.2–15.2
10.8%
5 km · km 9.8–14.8
9.8%

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%
1 237 m 2.6%
2 268 m 3.1%
3 263 m −0.5%
4 293 m 3.0%
5 314 m 2.1%
6 333 m 2.0%
7 355 m 2.2%
8 373 m 1.8%
9 415 m 4.2%
10 508 m 9.3%

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About Puerto del Escudo

How long and how steep?
From Entrambasmestas, Puerto del Escudo is 16.2 km long and climbs 768 m at an average of 4.7%, to a summit at 979 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 11, averages 10.9%.
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 218.
Where is it?
It's in Cantabria, Spain.

How hard is 218?

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

Col du Pailheres 218
Col de Joux, Saint-Vincent 218
Puerto del Escudo, Entrambasmestas 218
Coll de Jou, Sant Joan de les Abadesses 217
Schauinsland, Münstertal 217

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