Col de la Descarga
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| Climb category | HC – Hors Categorie |
| Distance | 18.47 km / 11.47 miles |
| Elevation gain | 1,095.1 m / 3,593 ft |
| Average gradient | 5.9% |
| Maximum gradient | 31.5% |
| Elevation high | 1,389.87 m / 4,560 ft |
| Elevation low | 294.81 m / 967 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 109,503.97 |
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|---|---|---|---|
Batere Complet par D43A Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrénées-Orientales | 18.66 km | 5.7% | 1,054 m |
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Riu Ferre Corsavy complet Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrénées-Orientales | 10.09 km | 5% | 506 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 2,824th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 861st most difficult cycling climb of all 342,105 climbs in France. |
📉 Places 128th out of 45,333 cycling climbs in Occitania. |
🏵️ Get your legs ready, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 2,617 climbs) in Pyrénées-Orientales. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Arles-sur-Tech. |
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