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El Teide from Los Gigantes

4.8
5 reviews | Elevation profile | 8 photos
El Teide from Los Gigantes
El Teide from Los Gigantes
El Teide from Los Gigantes
El Teide from Los Gigantes
El Teide from Los Gigantes
El Teide from Los Gigantes
Elevation profile El Teide from Los Gigantes

Statistics

Difficulty points 1381
Length 51.1 km
Average gradient 4.6%
Steepest 100 meters 9.3%
Total ascent 2355m

Short recap

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
10 hairpin turns
#29 toughest climb of Spain
#13 most elevation gain of Europe
#6 longest climb of Europe
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El Teide from Los Gigantes is a climb in the region Tenerife. It is 51.1km long and bridges 2355 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1381. The top of the ascent is located at 2357 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 5 reviews of this climb and uploaded 8 photos.

Road names: TF-454, Carretera Puerto, Calle Malpaís, TF-82, TF-38 & TF-21

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Reviews (5)

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eagle2505
3 Mo 4.0 03:30:00 (14.6km/h)
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This climb is long, keep that in mind! By that I mean, provide yourself with enough drinks, adopt an achievable pace (you'll need to be able to keep this up for about 3/4 of an hour, depending on how fast you do it) Along this side it's very doable, no super steep sections, even climb.... We drove up to the sea, so from all the way down, matter of doing as many altimeters as possible, lol. Watch out in summer for heat! I would recommend this one in spring or autumn

Deze klim is lang, hou daar rekening mee! Daarmee bedoel ik, voorzie je van voldoende drinken, neem een haalbaar ritme aan (je zal dit een 3/4tal uren, afhankelijk hoe snel je het doet, moeten kunnen volhouden) Langs deze kant is het heel goed te doen, geen super steile stukken, gelijkmatige klim.. Wij zijn tot aan de zee gereden, dus van helemaal beneden, kwestie van zoveel mogelijk hoogtemeters te doen, lol. Let op in de zomer voor wat de warmte betreft! ik zou deze aanraden in het voor of najaar

El Teide from Los Gigantes
El Teide from Los Gigantes
El Teide from Los Gigantes
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nielsdevries1998
5 Mo 5.0
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Mighty climb with no end in sight but doable. If you take it easy you will get to the top. Note that there are very few stopping places along the way for any co-riders. After Restaurante las Estrellas, not long after turning onto the TF-38 El Teide, there are no more restaurants to refill your water bottles up to the top either; from here it is at least another 30km.

Machtige klim waar geen einde aan komt maar goed te doen is. Wanneer je rustig aan doet kom je wel boven. Let wel op dat er maar weinig stop plekken onderweg zijn voor eventuele mee rijders. Na Restaurante las Estrellas, niet lang na het opdraaien van de TF-38 El Teide op, zijn er ook geen restaurants meer tot de top om je bidons bij te vullen; vanaf hier is het nog zeker 30km.

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CHRIS100670
1 y 5.0
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trickiest section at the beginning towards Tamaimo, classifying is the message, never really steep but very long

lastigste stuk in het begin richting Tamaimo, indelen is de boodschap, nooit echt stijl maar erg lang

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HansWenker
2 y 5.0
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Very long climb that is never really difficult. The first 6km are the steepest, if you do not start too fast and remember that you have to climb 50km you will get there. Good road surface and especially when you get higher very impressive views and scenery. I was there in the winter and then it is warm at the start and at the top of the National Park Teide it can be very cold and windy. So make sure you have enough clothes with you to protect you against that. Also in the descent you will need them.

Erg lange klim die nergens echt moeilijk is. De eerste 6km zijn het steilst, als je niet te hard van start gaat en onthoudt dat je 50km moet klimmen kom je er wel. Prima wegdek en vooral als je wat hoger komt zeer indrukwekkende uitzichten en omgeving. Ik was er in de winter en dan is het warm bij de start en kan het boven in het nationaal park Teide erg koud zijn en hard waaien. Zorg dus dat je dan voldoende kleding bij je hebt die je daartegen beschermen. Ook in de afdaling zal je die nodig hebben.

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Vince
3 y 5.0
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Garmin indicated few stretches below 6% during ascent. Last km to cable car 12%.
A must climb on Tenerife

Garmin gaf maar weinig stukken onder 6% aan tijdens beklimming. Laatste km naar kabelbaan 12%.
Moet je beklommen hebben op Tenerife

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Climbing times

7 km/h 07:17:47
11 km/h 04:38:35
15 km/h 03:24:18
19 km/h 02:41:17

Road surface condition

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83% 17% 0%
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