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HC GranadaAndalusia, Spain

Puerto La Ragua

Southern ascent from Cherin — the hardest of the 2 ways up

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Length: 24.8 km
Height gain: 1510 m
Average: 6.1%
Steepest km: 8.1%
Summit altitude: 2041 m
Difficulty: 292

Granada · 75 climbs

2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Cherin 24.8 km, 6.1% average, 1510 m height gain
La Calahorra 11.8 km, 6.6% average, 776 m height gain

Elevation profile

531 m → 2041 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 10 at 8.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 3.3 km
4–6%: 5.8 km
6–8%: 13.0 km
8–10%: 2.5 km
10–14%: 0.3 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 9.2–10.2: 9.2%
2 km · km 9.2–11.2: 8.2%
5 km · km 9.2–14.2: 7.5%

Time to the top

1h 48 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	568 m	+37 m	3.7%	6.2%
2	615 m	+48 m	4.8%	7.2%
3	669 m	+54 m	5.4%	6.2%
4	686 m	+17 m	1.7%	7.0%
5	763 m	+77 m	7.7%	9.4%
6	844 m	+80 m	8.0%	9.0%
7	924 m	+80 m	8.0%	9.0%
8	1000 m	+76 m	7.6%	10.2%
9	1044 m	+44 m	4.4%	7.6%
10	1124 m	+81 m	8.1%	14.8%
11	1199 m	+75 m	7.5%	8.6%
12	1271 m	+72 m	7.1%	7.4%
13	1340 m	+70 m	7.0%	7.4%
14	1408 m	+68 m	6.8%	7.5%
15	1480 m	+72 m	7.2%	7.6%
16	1542 m	+62 m	6.2%	6.6%
17	1598 m	+56 m	5.6%	7.0%
18	1665 m	+67 m	6.7%	8.2%
19	1705 m	+40 m	4.0%	6.2%
20	1759 m	+54 m	5.4%	7.4%
21	1821 m	+62 m	6.2%	8.0%
22	1891 m	+70 m	7.0%	8.0%
23	1966 m	+75 m	7.5%	9.0%
24	2023 m	+57 m	5.7%	6.8%
25	2041 m	+17 m	2.1%	5.0%

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About Puerto La Ragua

How long and how steep?: From Cherin, Puerto La Ragua is 24.8 km long and climbs 1,510 m at an average of 6.1%, to a summit at 2,041 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 10, averages 8.1%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 48 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 23 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 292. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Puerto de la Ragua.
Where is it?: It's in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 292?

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

Mikuni Toge, Oyama 293

Col de Pailhères, Ax-les-Thermes 292

Puerto La Ragua, Cherin 292

Chamrousse, Belmont 292

Idemine Toge, Iriyamabe 292

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