Carretera Esparza Puntarenas Climb

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Calle Mesetas, Carmen Lyra, San Miguel, Barranca, Cantón Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, 60108, Costa Rica

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Climb Profile

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140 m185 m225 m270 m3.5% from 0 m to 12 m3.4% from 12 m to 23 m1.7% from 23 m to 35 m2.8% from 35 m to 46 m4.8% from 46 m to 56 m5.6% from 56 m to 65 m6.5% from 65 m to 73 m8.1% from 73 m to 80 m7.4% from 80 m to 88 m6.7% from 88 m to 96 m7.9% from 96 m to 103 m8.0% from 103 m to 111 m6.9% from 111 m to 118 m7.3% from 118 m to 126 m6.4% from 126 m to 136 m6.0% from 136 m to 144 m5.3% from 144 m to 152 m7.1% from 152 m to 159 m4.2% from 159 m to 166 m5.3% from 166 m to 173 m5.6% from 173 m to 181 m6.9% from 181 m to 188 m6.3% from 188 m to 196 m6.5% from 196 m to 203 m5.5% from 203 m to 211 m5.4% from 211 m to 218 m4.5% from 218 m to 225 m5.2% from 225 m to 231 m5.0% from 231 m to 237 m4.3% from 237 m to 243 m3.3% from 243 m to 250 m4.7% from 250 m to 256 m3.4% from 256 m to 262 m3.3% from 262 m to 268 m3.2% from 268 m to 274 m4.9% from 274 m to 280 m3.2% from 280 m to 286 m3.1% from 286 m to 293 m3.2% from 293 m to 299 m9.0% from 299 m to 306 m10.3% from 306 m to 312 m12.1% from 312 m to 319 m10.3% from 319 m to 326 m11.3% from 326 m to 333 m10.6% from 333 m to 340 m11.1% from 340 m to 346 m11.1% from 346 m to 352 m10.9% from 352 m to 359 m10.3% from 359 m to 364 m10.5% from 364 m to 370 m11.5% from 370 m to 375 m10.2% from 375 m to 381 m10.0% from 381 m to 387 m10.5% from 387 m to 393 m11.1% from 393 m to 398 m8.0% from 398 m to 403 m8.8% from 403 m to 409 m9.1% from 409 m to 414 m8.8% from 414 m to 420 m9.1% from 420 m to 426 m9.3% from 426 m to 431 m9.1% from 431 m to 437 m8.8% from 437 m to 442 m9.3% from 442 m to 448 m8.9% from 448 m to 453 m9.5% from 453 m to 460 m8.3% from 460 m to 466 m9.3% from 466 m to 471 m8.5% from 471 m to 476 m10.2% from 476 m to 481 m8.2% from 481 m to 485 m10.0% from 485 m to 490 m8.5% from 490 m to 495 m10.6% from 495 m to 500 m13.3% from 500 m to 504 m12.0% from 504 m to 509 m13.5% from 509 m to 515 m14.0% from 515 m to 520 m14.3% from 520 m to 524 m14.5% from 524 m to 530 m14.6% from 530 m to 535 m13.0% from 535 m to 540 m12.5% from 540 m to 546 m13.2% from 546 m to 551 m10.3% from 551 m to 557 m11.5% from 557 m to 562 m13.2% from 562 m to 567 m11.8% from 567 m to 572 m8.9% from 572 m to 578 m8.5% from 578 m to 584 m10.0% from 584 m to 590 m11.3% from 590 m to 595 m9.1% from 595 m to 601 m9.8% from 601 m to 606 m8.5% from 606 m to 611 m11.1% from 611 m to 615 m6.3% from 615 m to 620 m6.8% from 620 m to 624 m8.7% from 624 m to 629 m7.1% from 629 m to 633 m6.2% from 633 m to 644 m3.7% from 644 m to 650 m5.8% from 650 m to 655 m3.7% from 655 m to 660 m6.9% from 660 m to 666 m6.9% from 666 m to 672 m3.9% from 672 m to 677 m3.6% from 677 m to 683 m1.8% from 683 m to 688 m5.6% from 688 m to 693 m1.9% from 693 m to 699 m0.0% from 699 m to 704 m1.9% from 704 m to 709 m0.0% from 709 m to 714 m0.0% from 714 m to 719 m1.9% from 719 m to 724 m3.4% from 724 m to 730 m1.7% from 730 m to 736 m1.8% from 736 m to 741 m2.0% from 741 m to 746 m4.0% from 746 m to 751 m8.0% from 751 m to 756 m10.0% from 756 m to 761 m7.5% from 761 m to 766 m14.3% from 766 m to 771 m15.6% from 771 m to 776 m12.2% from 776 m to 781 m14.9% from 781 m to 785 m19.0% from 785 m to 791 m21.3% from 791 m to 796 m19.0% from 796 m to 806 m18.8% from 806 m to 811 m20.0% from 811 m to 816 m19.4% from 816 m to 830 m20.4% from 830 m to 834 m25.0% from 834 m to 839 m21.7% from 839 m to 844 m21.3% from 844 m to 849 m20.9% from 849 m to 853 m18.6% from 853 m to 857 m9.1% from 857 m to 862 m16.1% from 862 m to 868 m17.0% from 868 m to 873 m17.6% from 873 m to 878 m19.2% from 878 m to 883 m16.7% from 883 m to 888 m15.7% from 888 m to 893 m18.4% from 893 m to 898 m18.5% from 898 m to 904 m18.4% from 904 m to 908 m17.0% from 908 m to 913 m20.8% from 913 m to 918 m19.6% from 918 m to 923 m12.6% from 923 m to 966 m14.6% from 966 m to 971 m12.3% from 971 m to 993 m7.8% from 993 m to 998 m7.7% from 998 m to 1.0 km8.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.3% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km2.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-0.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-0.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km8.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5%9%7%16%5%7%2%0 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.68 km / 1.04 miles
Elevation gain126.4 m / 415 ft
Average gradient7.5%
Maximum gradient22.2%
Elevation high266.6 m / 875 ft
Elevation low140.2 m / 460 ft
Climb difficulty score12,646.64

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 424,207th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,511th most difficult cycling climb of all 5,069 climbs in Costa Rica.

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Places 116th out of 435 cycling climbs in Puntarenas Province.

Ranks 19th out of 80 cycling climbs in Cantón Puntarenas.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 8 climbs) in Barranca.

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