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HC Where this climb is: CáceresExtremadura, Spain

Puerto del Piornal

Southern ascent from Valdeíñigos de Tiétar
GPX Profile
Length
26.6 km
Height gain
1028 m
Average
3.9%
Steepest km
11.9%
Summit altitude
1266 m
Difficulty
202
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Elevation profile

238 m → 1267 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Puerto del Piornal from Valdeíñigos de Tiétar
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 15 at 11.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
15.8 km
4–6%
4.3 km
6–8%
4.3 km
8–10%
1.0 km
10–14%
1.0 km
14%+
0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 13.6–14.6
12.2%
2 km · km 13.5–15.5
10.3%
5 km · km 13.0–18.0
8.2%

Time to the top

1h 30 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%
1 257 m 1.9%
2 321 m 6.4%
3 368 m 4.7%
4 369 m 0.1%
5 389 m 2.0%
6 421 m 3.2%
7 445 m 2.5%
8 458 m 1.2%
9 479 m 2.2%
10 495 m 1.6%

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About Puerto del Piornal

How long and how steep?
From Valdeíñigos de Tiétar, Puerto del Piornal is 26.6 km long and climbs 1,028 m at an average of 3.9%, to a summit at 1,266 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 15, averages 11.9%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 30 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 12 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 202. It's the hardest of the 5 ways up to Puerto del Piornal.
Where is it?
It's in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

How hard is 202?

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

Alto del Peñón, Truchas 203
Santuari de Santa Maria de Rocacorba por Banyoles, Mas Llapart 202
Puerto del Piornal, Valdeíñigos de Tiétar 202
Torcal de Antequera, Villanueva de la Concepción 202
La Bérarde, Le Clapier d'Auris 202

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