La Braguía

from Villafufre · 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 Villafufre, this side runs 16.3 km at 3.5% average — 565 m up to the 720 m summit, maxing at 10.1%. Its steepest kilometre averages 9.7% near km 15.1. On the Fiets scale this side rates 2.0. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

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 egofer / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

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

View at km 3.8 — Photo by egofer / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.4 — Photo by egofer / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 6.9 — Photo by egofer / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

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

View at km 11 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12 — Photo by cronoser / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.3 — Photo by cronoser / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Vuelta a España 2024 — Stage 20

as “Puerto de la Braguía”

FROM VILLAFUFRE

Distance

16.3km

Elevation gain

565m

Avg gradient

3.5%

Max gradient

10.1%

Summit

720m

Category

CAT 3

OTHER APPROACHES

Vega de Pas

6.7 km · 5.2%

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