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2 Where this climb is: Pyrénées-AtlantiquesNouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Urkiaga

North-eastern ascent from Urepel
GPX Profile
Length
10.5 km
Height gain
497 m
Average
4.7%
Steepest km
11.7%
Summit altitude
911 m
Difficulty
122
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

414 m → 911 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Urkiaga from Urepel
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 5 at 11.7%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
4.3 km
4–6%
1.8 km
6–8%
2.3 km
8–10%
0.8 km
10–14%
1.5 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 3.6–4.6
12.6%
2 km · km 3.4–5.4
12.0%
5 km · km 0.6–5.6
7.0%

Time to the top

0h 42 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%
1 468 m 5.5%
2 487 m 1.9%
3 522 m 3.5%
4 605 m 8.3%
5 721 m 11.7%
6 778 m 5.7%
7 782 m 0.4%
8 759 m −2.3%
9 802 m 4.4%
10 874 m 7.1%

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About Urkiaga

How long and how steep?
From Urepel, Urkiaga is 10.5 km long and climbs 497 m at an average of 4.7%, to a summit at 911 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 5, averages 11.7%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 43 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 34 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 122. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Urkiaga.
Where is it?
It's in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

How hard is 122?

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

A gravel ride from hell, Čepovan 122
Els Cortals, Anglès 122
Urkiaga, Urepel 122
Col de la Marmare, Ax les Thermes 122
Collado de la Fresneda 122

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