Puerto de Palombera

from Espinilla · Cantabria, Spain

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

GRADIENT PROFILE

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

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

Starting in Espinilla, this side runs 6.1 km at 5.4% average — 332 m up to the 1 260 m summit, maxing at 9.7%. Its steepest kilometre averages 8.4% near km 2.8. On the Fiets scale this side rates 2.1. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt100%

Gravel0%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by javitum / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 0.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM ESPINILLA

Distance

6.1km

Elevation gain

332m

Avg gradient

5.4%

Max gradient

9.7%

Summit

1260m

OTHER APPROACHES

Ruente

29.6 km · 3.5%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Collado de Somahoz

1199m

12.2km away

Alto del Bardal

1093m

14.9km away

Collada de Brenes

757m

17.5km away

Puerto de El Portillón

570m

26.1km away

Puerto del Escudo

1011m

29km away

RIDE IT FROM

Cantabria

Region guide