Puerto El Purche

from Cenes de la Vega · Andalusia, 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.

The Cenes de la Vega approach to Puerto El Purche covers 11.3 km at 5.8% average, 656 m of ascent to the 1 376 m summit, with pitches to 12.6%. Its steepest kilometre averages 11.0% near km 2.7. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.2.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

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

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

View at km 1.3 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.8 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.3 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.3 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.9 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.5 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.5 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.6 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.3 — Photo by rainerup / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Vuelta a España 2024 — Stage 9

as “Puerto El Purche”

CAT 1

FROM CENES DE LA VEGA

Distance

11.3km

Elevation gain

656m

Avg gradient

5.8%

Max gradient

12.6%

Summit

1376m

NEARBY CLIMBS

Alto de Hazallanas

1615m

3km away

Collado de las Sabinas

5.3km away

RIDE IT FROM

Granada

12 km from the climb · 690 m elev

Andalusia

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