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Rotunda Aroeira > rotunda Golf Monte Rei

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Sesmarias, Altura, Castro Marim, Faro, 8901-907, Portugal
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance3.72 km / 2.31 miles
Elevation gain81.6 m / 268 ft
Average gradient1.5%
Maximum gradient8.9%
Elevation high120.4 m / 395 ft
Elevation low62.2 m / 204 ft
Climb difficulty score5,584.95

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 1,011,589th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 25,667th most difficult cycling climb of all 57,636 climbs in Portugal.

📉

Places 884th out of 1,936 cycling climbs in Faro.

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Ranks 103rd out of 239 cycling climbs in Castro Marim.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 18 climbs) in Altura.

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