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Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech

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1 review/story | Elevation profile | 4 photos
Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech
Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech
Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech
Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech
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Elevation profile Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech

Statistics

Difficulty points 769
Length 19.3 km
Average gradient 5.7%
Steepest 100 meters 10.2%
Total ascent 1101m

Short recap

9 hairpin turns
#47 toughest climb of Occitania
#35 most elevation gain of Occitania
#50 longest climb of Occitania
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Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech is a climb in the region French Pyrenees. It is 19.3km long and bridges 1101 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 769. The top of the ascent is located at 1391 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.

Road name: D43

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This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

A dead-end climb in this part of the Pyrenees guarantees a solo ride.
On the kilometre markings, it has a different name, referring to the iron mines used in the field in the past.
In the beginning it can be quite spicy at times, but behind Corsavy you can recover from this.
Once at the top, you can continue for another 1 km until behind Refuge de Batère and you have conquered it completely.

Een doodlopende klim in dit gedeelte van de Pyreneeën staat garant voor een solorit.
Op de kilometeraanduidingen heeft hij een andere naam, verwijzend naar de ijzermijnen die in het veleden gebruikt werden.
In het begin kan hij soms aardig pittig zijn, maar achter Corsavy kun je hiervan bijkomen.
Als je boven bent kun je de weg nog 1km vervolgen tot achter Refuge de Batère en heb je hem helemaal bedwongen.

Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech
Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech
Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech
Col de la Descarga from Arles sur Tech
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Climbing times

7 km/h 02:45:34
11 km/h 01:45:22
15 km/h 01:17:16
19 km/h 01:01:00

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