Puerto de Guadarrama o Alto del León

from El Espinar · Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

GRADIENT PROFILE

6.46.27.03.2012345km1237m1515m
<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

From El Espinar, Puerto de Guadarrama o Alto del León climbs 5.6 km at 5.0% average, gaining 278 m to the 1 511 m summit, ramping to 10.7%. Its steepest kilometre averages 8.6% near km 4.3. On the Fiets scale this side rates 1.9. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt97%
Gravel3%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3KM 0.3
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View at km 0.8KM 0.8
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View at km 1.4KM 1.4
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View at km 2KM 2.0
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View at km 2.5KM 2.5
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View at km 3.1KM 3.1
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View at km 3.6KM 3.6
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View at km 4.2KM 4.2
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View at km 4.8KM 4.8
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View at km 5.3KM 5.3
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View at km 5.6KM 5.6
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FROM EL ESPINAR

Distance

5.6km

Elevation gain

278m

Avg gradient

5%

Max gradient

10.7%

Summit

1511m

Category

CAT 3

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