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HC CórdobaAndalusia, Spain

Sierra de Hornachuelos

Southern ascent from Río Bembezar

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Length: 24.7 km
Height gain: 548 m
Average: 2.2%
Steepest km: 9.0%
Summit altitude: 746 m
Difficulty: 140

Córdoba · The hardest climb

Elevation profile

198 m → 759 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 21 at 9.0%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 13.9 km
4–6%: 5.3 km
6–8%: 2.3 km
8–10%: 2.5 km
10–14%: 0.8 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 20.2–21.2: 9.7%
2 km · km 19.2–21.2: 8.5%
5 km · km 2.6–7.6: 4.4%

Time to the top

1h 14 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	271 m	+73 m	7.3%	11.2%
2	234 m	−37 m	−3.7%	0.4%
3	257 m	+24 m	2.4%	4.8%
4	317 m	+59 m	5.9%	8.8%
5	335 m	+18 m	1.8%	7.8%
6	387 m	+52 m	5.2%	8.6%
7	435 m	+48 m	4.8%	6.0%
8	473 m	+38 m	3.8%	5.6%
9	471 m	−2 m	−0.2%	4.6%
10	436 m	−35 m	−3.5%	0.2%
11	467 m	+31 m	3.1%	6.6%
12	544 m	+77 m	7.7%	10.0%
13	588 m	+44 m	4.4%	6.6%
14	588 m	+1 m	0.1%	4.6%
15	590 m	+2 m	0.2%	5.0%
16	573 m	−17 m	−1.7%	7.0%
17	638 m	+65 m	6.5%	11.8%
18	596 m	−41 m	−4.1%	6.6%
19	574 m	−23 m	−2.3%	4.8%
20	623 m	+50 m	5.0%	9.0%
21	713 m	+90 m	9.0%	13.4%
22	703 m	−10 m	−1.0%	14.0%
23	711 m	+8 m	0.8%	5.4%
24	759 m	+48 m	4.8%	6.0%
25	746 m	−13 m	−1.9%	4.6%

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About Sierra de Hornachuelos

How long and how steep?: From Río Bembezar, Sierra de Hornachuelos is 24.7 km long and climbs 548 m at an average of 2.2%, to a summit at 746 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 21, averages 9.0%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 14 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 00 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 140.
Where is it?: It's in Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 140?

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

Coto da Aguia, Rande 140

Col de Sorogain, Gaineko Karrika 140

Sierra de Hornachuelos, Río Bembezar 140

Alto de Brañuas, Navelgas 140

Puerto de Peñalba, Río Jaramilla 140

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