Altigraphs
Popular climbs Pico del Veleta por Collado de las Sabinas Pico del Veleta por Canales Pico del Veleta
Or browse
Map Regions
Join Altigraphs
  • Save climbs to ride later
  • Add rider notes and photos
  • Add a missing climb or fix one
Sign up Log in
Add a climb
Preferences
EN ES FR IT
HC Where this climb is: Guarda, Portugal

Torre de Serra da Estrela

North-western ascent from Seia
GPX Profile
Length
30.7 km
Height gain
1581 m
Average
5.1%
Steepest km
9.5%
Summit altitude
1991 m
Difficulty
360
5 ways up Compare all 5
Show all 5 ways up

Elevation profile

410 m → 1991 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Torre de Serra da Estrela from Seia
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 17 at 9.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
8.0 km
4–6%
5.5 km
6–8%
8.3 km
8–10%
7.0 km
10–14%
2.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 16.4–17.4
9.9%
2 km · km 16.1–18.1
9.5%
5 km · km 12.8–17.8
9.0%

Time to the top

2h 08 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

Export CSV
Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 456 m 4.6%
2 510 m 5.4%
3 575 m 6.5%
4 645 m 7.0%
5 733 m 8.8%
6 808 m 7.6%
7 894 m 8.6%
8 967 m 7.3%
9 1013 m 4.6%
10 1081 m 6.9%

Route map

Two fingers to pan
Directions
Satellite
Road surface not mapped yet Report a road type
No tunnels mapped Map a tunnel

About Torre de Serra da Estrela

How long and how steep?
From Seia, Torre de Serra da Estrela is 30.7 km long and climbs 1,581 m at an average of 5.1%, to a summit at 1,991 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 17, averages 9.5%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 2 h 08 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 40 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 360.
Where is it?
It's in Guarda, Portugal.

How hard is 360?

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

Portinillos por Peñalba de Santiago, Portillo del Pedroso 360
Passo di Gavia, Ponte di Legno 360
Torre de Serra da Estrela, Seia 360
Bola del Mundo, Collado Villalba 359
Monte Zoncolan, Sutrio 357

Around here

Map of climbs around here Search every climb

Help complete this climb

Riders’ photos, notes and corrections make every profile better.

Add a photo No photos yet — the last kilometre, the summit sign Write a rider note Traffic, water, where it really bites Map a tunnel Mark where the road goes underground Report a road type Not mapped yet — paved, unpaved or cobbles
Vote the best months to ride No votes yet
Nobody has voted yet Ridden this one? Tap the months you'd recommend to help other riders time it right.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
▼
N
D
Tap a month you'd recommend
Edit climb data Report an error History
Added by altigraphs · 1 contributor

Climbs nearby

Torre (Serra da Estrela) From Vila Cova à Coelheira · starts 5.3 km away
30.6 km +1650 m 5.4%