Balcón de Bizkaia

Basque Country, Spain

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Balcón de Bizkaia

from Munitibar

CAT 4

Distance

5.6km

Elevation

168m

Avg %

Max %

9.5%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Balcón de Bizkaia

from Iurreta

CAT 4

Distance

11.6km

Elevation

234m

Avg %

Max %

9.1%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Balcón de Bizkaia is a Category 4 ascent in Basque Country, Spain. Its hardest ascent, from Munitibar, covers 5.6 km at 3.0% average, gaining 168 m, with ramps up to 9.5%. The steepest kilometre averages 8.6%, around km 2.4. It can also be climbed from Iurreta (11.6 km at 2.0%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 0.5.