La Braguía

from Vega de Pas · 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 Vega de Pas, this side runs 6.7 km at 5.2% average — 351 m up to the 720 m summit, maxing at 11.9%. Its steepest kilometre averages 9.9% near km 2.7. On the Fiets scale this side rates 1.8. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt100%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by egofer / 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 2 — 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 3.6 — 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 5.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Vuelta a España 2024 — Stage 20

as “Puerto de la Braguía”

FROM VEGA DE PAS

Distance

6.7km

Elevation gain

351m

Avg gradient

5.2%

Max gradient

11.9%

Summit

720m

Category

CAT 3

OTHER APPROACHES

Villafufre

16.3 km · 3.5%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Alto del Caracol

727m

Alto de la Estranguada

475m

Puerto de las Estacas de Trueba

1166m

Portillo de Lunada

1350m

Puerto de La Matanela

946m

RIDE IT FROM

Santander

32 km from the climb · 15 m elev

Cantabria

Region guide