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Mont Caro from Tortosa

5.0
4 reviews | Elevation profile | 26 photos
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Elevation profile Mont Caro from Tortosa

Statistics

Difficulty points 1143
Length 22.6 km
Average gradient 6.3%
Steepest 100 meters 11.5%
Total ascent 1427m

Short recap

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
23 hairpin turns
#57 toughest climb of Spain
#52 most elevation gain of Spain
#13 longest climb of Catalonia
#50 average steepest climb of Catalan Mediterranean System
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Mont Caro from Tortosa is a climb in the region Costa Dorada. It is 22.6km long and bridges 1427 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1143. The top of the ascent is located at 1435 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 26 photos.

Road names: Carrer Major, Carrer Diego de León, Carretera Reguers A, Carretera Reguers F & Conjunt Zona Pilans C

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Mont Caro from Tortosa
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Reviews (4)

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WimDanhof
1 y 5.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

Very nice climb. Cycled in July while it was 36 degrees in Tortosa in the afternoon. The climb started with some mist, once the sun came through after 10am, it quickly warmed up, despite the rising altitude. For my son of almost 17, it remained only just bearable. We cycled this wonderful and super quiet climb on a touring bike and mountain bike respectively. Four km before the summit, you can turn off to stop for a drink. Furthermore, above roughly 1000 metres you can see all kinds of beautiful butterflies, for example a yellow-orange one. At the summit, there is a nice new viewing platform. On this warm day, it was too hazy to get a good view of the Ebro Delta. Other than that, still a great view.

Erg mooie klim. In juli gefietst terwijl het in Tortosa in de middag 36 graden werd. De klim begon met wat nevel, toen na 10.00 uur de zon eenmaal doorkwam, werd het snel warm, ondanks de stijgende hoogte. Voor mijn zoon van bijna 17 bleef het maar net draaglijk. Wij fietsten deze wonderschone en superrustige klim op respectievelijk een toerfiets en mountainbike. Vier km voor de top kun je even afslaan om een drinkgelegenheid aan te doen. Verder zie je boven pakweg 1000 meter allerlei prachtige vlinders, bijvoorbeeld een geel-oranje gekleurde. Op de top is er een mooi nieuw uitzichtplatform. Op deze warme dag was het te heiig om de Ebro-delta goed te kunnen zien. Verder toch een prachtig uitzicht.

Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
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fotisp
1 y 5.0

Tough but manageable and very beautiful. Did it early April, after 4pm you will find quite a few shaded turns to cool down a bit. I would be careful if attempting this during summer months.

Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
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Andre
1 y 5.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

In terms of rent and scenery, the Mont is perhaps the most beautiful col in Spain. When there is no fog, the views are phenomenal but the climb itself is certainly not to be underestimated. With its 22 km and the venom in the 2nd part and little shade, it is quite a tough one.
The first 8 km are a runner and are quite manageable with the big plateau but then the steeper part starts with regular sections of 10% and more and oo I some hairpin turns really hurt you. But in the meantime, enjoy the beautiful scenery, especially between km 16 and 20 and during km 18 the gradient drops to barely 3% allowing you to really enjoy the Catalan nature while recuperating. By the way, the entire col is in a nature reserve ( La Port ).

De Mont Caro is wat betreft natuur en omgeving misschien wel de mooiste col van Spanje. Als er geen mist is, is het uitzicht fenomenaal maar de beklimming zelf is zeker niet te onderschatten. Met zijn 22 km en het venijn in het 2de deel en weinig schaduw is het best een zware dobber.
De eerste 8 km zijn een loper en kan je met de grote plateau best aan maar dan begint het steilere deel met regelmatig stukken van 10% en meer en ook de enkele haarspeldbochten doen je werkelijk pijn. Maar ondertussen vooral genieten van de prachtige omgeving zeker tussen km 16 en 20 en tijdens km 18 zakt het stijgingspercentage naar amper 3% waardoor je tijdens het recupereren echt kan genieten van de Catalaanse natuur. Trouwens de ganse col ligt in een natuurgebied ( La Port ).

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greggdel
3 y 5.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French. Show original

Round trip from EL PERELLO by small steep roads passing the COLL DE L'ALBA ... very difficult, especially the return. Be careful with the weather because there are very few shaded areas !

Aller-retour depuis EL PERELLO par des petites routes escarpée en passant le COLL DE L’ALBA … très difficile, surtout le retour. Attention à la météo car très peu de zones ombragées !

Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
Mont Caro from Tortosa
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Climbing times

7 km/h 03:13:31
11 km/h 02:03:09
15 km/h 01:30:18
19 km/h 01:11:17

Road surface condition

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Traffic

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