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HC Pyrénées-AtlantiquesNouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Somport

Northern ascent from Quartier Broca — the hardest of the 2 ways up

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Length: 23.7 km
Height gain: 1126 m
Average: 4.7%
Steepest km: 8.6%
Summit altitude: 1630 m
Difficulty: 193

Pyrénées-Atlantiques · 44 climbs

2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Quartier Broca 23.7 km, 4.7% average, 1126 m height gain
Villanúa 15.4 km, 4.3% average, 657 m height gain

Elevation profile

498 m → 1630 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 20 at 8.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 7.8 km
4–6%: 8.0 km
6–8%: 5.8 km
8–10%: 1.5 km
10–14%: 0.8 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 17.8–18.8: 8.7%
2 km · km 16.8–18.8: 7.9%
5 km · km 15.0–20.0: 6.9%

Time to the top

1h 29 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	521 m	+18 m	1.8%	5.8%
2	532 m	+11 m	1.1%	4.0%
3	560 m	+27 m	2.7%	7.8%
4	574 m	+15 m	1.5%	5.0%
5	607 m	+33 m	3.3%	5.0%
6	630 m	+23 m	2.3%	4.5%
7	663 m	+34 m	3.4%	6.8%
8	696 m	+32 m	3.2%	8.0%
9	754 m	+58 m	5.8%	11.0%
10	800 m	+46 m	4.6%	5.6%
11	849 m	+49 m	4.9%	5.4%
12	893 m	+44 m	4.4%	5.2%
13	934 m	+41 m	4.1%	8.6%
14	985 m	+51 m	5.1%	17.6%
15	1039 m	+54 m	5.4%	7.4%
16	1104 m	+65 m	6.5%	8.8%
17	1171 m	+67 m	6.7%	8.8%
18	1241 m	+70 m	7.0%	9.2%
19	1300 m	+59 m	5.9%	18.4%
20	1386 m	+86 m	8.6%	12.2%
21	1447 m	+61 m	6.1%	8.2%
22	1514 m	+67 m	6.7%	8.6%
23	1587 m	+73 m	7.3%	7.8%
24	1630 m	+43 m	6.0%	7.8%

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About Somport

How long and how steep?: From Quartier Broca, Somport is 23.7 km long and climbs 1,126 m at an average of 4.7%, to a summit at 1,630 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 20, averages 8.6%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 29 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 10 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 193. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Somport.
Where is it?: It's in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

How hard is 193?

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

Shirahone Onsen, Kasumizawa 193

Col du Grand Ballon, Willer-sur-Thur 193

Somport, Quartier Broca 193

Cerquido 193

Peñon del Marín, Hornachos 192

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