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HC Where this climb is: Guarda, Portugal

Torre (Serra da Estrela) por Cabeça

Western ascent from Vide
GPX Profile
Length
31.1 km
Height gain
1694 m
Average
5.4%
Steepest km
11.6%
Summit altitude
1991 m
Difficulty
415
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Elevation profile

297 m → 1991 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Torre (Serra da Estrela) por Cabeça from Vide
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 21 at 11.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
11.0 km
4–6%
5.3 km
6–8%
3.6 km
8–10%
6.0 km
10–14%
5.0 km
14%+
0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 20.1–21.1
11.9%
2 km · km 19.9–21.9
11.0%
5 km · km 8.6–13.6
9.1%

Time to the top

2h 18 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 Gradient 0–15%
1 387 m 9.0%
2 372 m −1.5%
3 365 m −0.6%
4 422 m 5.7%
5 410 m −1.2%
6 449 m 3.9%
7 506 m 5.7%
8 525 m 2.0%
9 584 m 5.8%
10 673 m 8.9%

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About Torre (Serra da Estrela) por Cabeça

How long and how steep?
From Vide, Torre (Serra da Estrela) por Cabeça is 31.1 km long and climbs 1,694 m at an average of 5.4%, to a summit at 1,991 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 21, averages 11.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 2 h 18 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 47 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 415. It's the hardest of the 5 ways up to Torre (Serra da Estrela).
Where is it?
It's in Guarda, Portugal.

How hard is 415?

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

Kunkels Pass, Tamins 419
Colle Fauniera, Demonte 418
Torre (Serra da Estrela) por Cabeça, Vide 415
Cuitu Negru por Puerto de Pajares, Campomanes 413
Signal Bisanne via Route du Manon & Route des Filles, Villard-sur-Doron 409

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