Port del Cantó

Port del Cantó is a Category 1 ascent in the Southern Pyrenees, Spain, topping out at 1 718 m. The el Pla de Sant Tirs approach is the hardest — 24.7 km at 4.4%, 1 093 m gained, maxing at 13.8%. The steepest kilometre averages 11.3%, around km 5. It can also be climbed from Gerri de la Sal (32.4 km at 3.5%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 5.6. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM EL PLA DE SANT TIRS

KM 0.3

KM 1.8

KM 2.3

KM 3.3

KM 4.4

KM 4.9

KM 5.9

KM 6.4

KM 7.0

KM 7.5

KM 8.0

KM 8.5

KM 9.0

KM 9.5

KM 10.0

KM 10.6

KM 13.1

KM 13.6

KM 15.7

KM 16.7

KM 17.3

KM 19.3

KM 20.9

KM 22.9

KM 23.4

KM 23.9

KM 24.7