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HC CáceresExtremadura, Spain

Puerto del Piornal por Barrado

South-western ascent from Malpartida

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Length: 25.8 km
Height gain: 842 m
Average: 3.3%
Steepest km: 8.3%
Summit altitude: 1267 m
Difficulty: 161

Cáceres · 50 climbs

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Valdeíñigos de Tiétar 26.6 km, 3.9% average, 1028 m height gain
Malpartida 25.8 km, 3.3% average, 842 m height gain
Regajo Maillo 19.3 km, 4.6% average, 885 m height gain
South-eastern ascent 17.2 km, 4.6% average, 789 m height gain
Valdastillas 16.8 km, 5.1% average, 851 m height gain

Elevation profile

425 m → 1267 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 14 at 8.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 14.6 km
4–6%: 5.3 km
6–8%: 3.3 km
8–10%: 2.5 km
10–14%: 0.3 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 16.2–17.2: 8.8%
2 km · km 18.6–20.6: 7.9%
5 km · km 16.2–21.2: 6.8%

Time to the top

1h 23 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	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	436 m	+11 m	1.1%	4.0%
2	442 m	+6 m	0.6%	4.0%
3	464 m	+22 m	2.2%	5.0%
4	503 m	+38 m	3.8%	5.2%
5	516 m	+13 m	1.3%	5.8%
6	521 m	+6 m	0.6%	5.8%
7	497 m	−24 m	−2.4%	6.0%
8	479 m	−18 m	−1.8%	4.0%
9	500 m	+20 m	2.0%	7.2%
10	501 m	+1 m	0.1%	9.4%
11	542 m	+41 m	4.1%	13.4%
12	597 m	+55 m	5.5%	11.4%
13	643 m	+46 m	4.6%	10.6%
14	726 m	+83 m	8.3%	14.6%
15	792 m	+66 m	6.6%	19.4%
16	776 m	−16 m	−1.6%	8.2%
17	847 m	+71 m	7.1%	17.8%
18	906 m	+59 m	5.9%	16.0%
19	978 m	+72 m	7.2%	13.7%
20	1045 m	+67 m	6.7%	11.3%
21	1110 m	+65 m	6.5%	12.2%
22	1152 m	+41 m	4.1%	9.6%
23	1188 m	+37 m	3.7%	8.8%
24	1237 m	+49 m	4.9%	8.2%
25	1267 m	+30 m	2.9%	5.2%
26	1267 m	+1 m	0.1%	3.0%

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About Puerto del Piornal por Barrado

How long and how steep?: From Malpartida, Puerto del Piornal por Barrado is 25.8 km long and climbs 842 m at an average of 3.3%, to a summit at 1,267 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 14, averages 8.3%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 23 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 07 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 161.
Where is it?: It's in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

How hard is 161?

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

Puerto de Larrau por Izalzu, Ochagavía 161

Danaia, Cuide de Vila Verde 161

Puerto del Piornal por Barrado, Malpartida 161

Puerto del Sol, Puente de Salia 161

Mont Louis, Olette 160

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