Puerto de Carrales

Puerto de Carrales is a Category 4 cycling climb, cresting at 1 020 m. Its hardest ascent, from Quintanilla-Escalada, covers 19.1 km at 1.8% average, gaining 351 m, with ramps up to 10.9%. The steepest kilometre averages 10.1%, around km 1.8. It can also be climbed from Cilleruelo de Bezana (4.2 km at 3.8%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 0.7. Spring to autumn brings the steadiest riding, with snow possible in mid-winter.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM QUINTANILLA-ESCALADA

KM 0.8

KM 1.3

KM 1.8

KM 2.3

KM 2.8

KM 3.4

KM 3.9

KM 4.4

KM 4.9

KM 5.4

KM 5.9

KM 6.5

KM 7.0

KM 7.5

KM 8.0

KM 8.5

KM 9.6

KM 10.1

KM 10.6

KM 11.1

KM 12.1

KM 12.6

KM 13.2

KM 13.7

KM 14.2

KM 14.7

KM 15.2

KM 15.7

KM 16.3

KM 16.8

KM 17.8

KM 18.3

KM 18.8

KM 19.1