Puerto de Malangosto

Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

APPROACH ROUTES

Rising to 1 928 m in Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain, Puerto de Malangosto is a Category 2 cycling climb. From Basardilla it rises 6.0 km at 6.4% average — 381 m of ascent, steepening to 16.1%. The steepest kilometre averages 14.8%, around km 3.8. The approach is profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 3.3. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.