Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea

Puerto de La Marta can be cycled from 3 sides. Puerto de La Marta from Pontenova is the most popular side, but the summit can also be reached via Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea & Puerto de La Marta from Pola de Allande.

You don't need special gearing for Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea. The slope isn't long or steep enough to require much shifting down. You can conquer this climb on power alone. However, a compact gearing system with a smallest front chainring of 34 and largest rear sprocket of 28 or 30 is always nice if you enjoy cycling uphill. This helps maintain a smooth cadence.

Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea belongs to the Hors Catégorie, the top category. These are legendary and very tough climbs. A solid cycling condition, experience, and a good climbing gear ratio are essential to maintain a smooth cadence and complete the climb comfortably.

Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea is 25 km long.

The average gradient of Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea is 5.8%.

Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 14.9%.

The summit of Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea is at 1116 m.

At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 03:34:07 to climb Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea. At 11 km/h the time is 02:16:15, and at 15 km/h 01:39:55. For the fastest cyclists, 01:18:53 is an achievable time.

Puerto de La Marta from Puente Polea is located in the region Asturias in Spain.