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HC GranadaAndalusia, Spain

Sierra Nevada

North-western ascent from Pinos Genil

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Length: 26.4 km
Height gain: 1723 m
Average: 6.5%
Steepest km: 8.0%
Summit altitude: 2509 m
Difficulty: 336

Granada · 75 climbs

3 ways up Compare all 3

Pinos Genil 26.4 km, 6.5% average, 1723 m height gain
El Peñón 19.7 km, 7.7% average, 1521 m height gain
Dornajo 12.4 km, 6.8% average, 846 m height gain

Elevation profile

786 m → 2509 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 17 at 8.0%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 2.0 km
4–6%: 2.8 km
6–8%: 20.9 km
8–10%: 0.8 km
10–14%: 0.0 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 15.8–16.8: 8.1%
2 km · km 15.4–17.4: 7.9%
5 km · km 12.8–17.8: 7.3%

Time to the top

2h 00 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	858 m	+72 m	7.2%	8.4%
2	929 m	+71 m	7.1%	7.4%
3	998 m	+69 m	6.9%	7.8%
4	1067 m	+69 m	6.9%	8.0%
5	1141 m	+74 m	7.4%	8.0%
6	1214 m	+73 m	7.3%	8.0%
7	1289 m	+75 m	7.5%	8.4%
8	1346 m	+57 m	5.7%	7.6%
9	1393 m	+48 m	4.8%	7.2%
10	1463 m	+70 m	7.0%	7.2%
11	1525 m	+62 m	6.2%	7.4%
12	1563 m	+38 m	3.8%	7.2%
13	1590 m	+27 m	2.7%	7.4%
14	1659 m	+68 m	6.8%	7.2%
15	1732 m	+74 m	7.4%	8.0%
16	1808 m	+76 m	7.6%	9.0%
17	1888 m	+80 m	8.0%	8.6%
18	1954 m	+66 m	6.6%	8.0%
19	2026 m	+71 m	7.1%	7.6%
20	2097 m	+71 m	7.1%	7.6%
21	2156 m	+59 m	5.9%	7.2%
22	2207 m	+51 m	5.1%	8.0%
23	2277 m	+70 m	7.0%	7.4%
24	2349 m	+72 m	7.2%	8.0%
25	2413 m	+64 m	6.4%	7.6%
26	2481 m	+68 m	6.8%	7.8%
27	2509 m	+28 m	6.8%	7.2%

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About Sierra Nevada

How long and how steep?: From Pinos Genil, Sierra Nevada is 26.4 km long and climbs 1,723 m at an average of 6.5%, to a summit at 2,509 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 17, averages 8.0%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 2 h 00 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 32 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 336.
Where is it?: It's in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 336?

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

Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard 336

Signal de Bisanne, Etraz 336

Sierra Nevada, Pinos Genil 336

Col de la Cime de la Bonette, Jausiers 336

Portillo de Brañes, Perrozo 335

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