Steepest 250 m: 13%
Foot: 256 m Top: 1179 m
Mean slope: 4.8%
Length: 19.3 km
From: Caranga Baxu
Road conditions (2022): good
Other race bikers: 0-1 per hour
Motor vehicles: 10-30 per hour
Scenery and road:
(2/5)
Restaurant or bar near top: no
I found this climb from the west
to the Alto de Cobertoria a little boring.
The ride begins at the T-junction of the AS-228 and the AS-229.
The first 11.5 kilometers are still a child's play (average 2.0%)
but that changes at the T-junction in Santa Marina.
There are still 8 kilometers left,
of which the first three have an average gradient of 7.8%.
The last 5 kilometers are steeper
with an average slope of 9.7%.
There is little variation in steepness
and therefore sections for recovery are missing.
The road is wide and views only appear in the final kilometer,
after passing the mirador (Spanish for viewpoint).
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