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LA AUTÉNTICA SUBIDA A LA ARBOLEDA (DESDE LA FUENTE HASTA LA CURVA DONDE EMPIEZA LA BAJADA)

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Calle Iparraguirre kalea, Txurruka, Escontrilla Alta, Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran, Biscay, Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, 48510, Spain
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of LA AUTÉNTICA SUBIDA A LA ARBOLEDA (DESDE LA FUENTE HASTA LA CURVA DONDE EMPIEZA LA BAJADA).

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance6.19 km / 3.85 miles
Elevation gain494.8 m / 1,623 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient34.3%
Elevation high394 m / 1,293 ft
Elevation low51.9 m / 170 ft
Climb difficulty score31,583.28

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 106,067th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 15,682nd most difficult cycling climb of all 238,923 climbs in Spain.

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Places 903rd out of 11,798 cycling climbs in Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

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Ranks 25th out of 130 cycling climbs in Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran.

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Ranking 24th out of 50 cycling climbs in Escontrilla Alta.

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