Port de Bèrnia
Costa Blanca, Spain
Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%
APPROACH ROUTES
Rising to 620 m in Costa Blanca, Spain, Port de Bèrnia is a Category 3 cycling climb. From Llíber, the toughest side climbs 20.0 km at 2.1% average — 424 m of ascent, pitching to 24.3% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 14.5%, around km 7.5. It can also be climbed from Xaló (10.5 km at 4.1%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 0.9. Spring to autumn brings the steadiest riding, with snow possible in mid-winter.
RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM XALÓ
KM 0.3
KM 0.8
KM 1.3
KM 1.8
KM 2.4
KM 2.9
KM 3.4
KM 3.9
KM 4.5
KM 5.0
KM 5.5
KM 6.0
KM 6.6
KM 7.1
KM 7.6
KM 8.1
KM 9.2
KM 9.7
KM 10.2
KM 10.5PORT DE BÈRNIA
Summit
620m
Approaches
2
Hardest
CAT 3
Hardest side
10.5km