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Pico do Arieiro from Caniço

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1 review/story | Elevation profile | 1 photo
Pico do Arieiro from Caniço
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Elevation profile Pico do Arieiro from Caniço

Statistics

Difficulty points 1616
Length 23.1 km
Average gradient 7.6%
Steepest 100 meters 15.7%
Total ascent 1769m

Short recap

13 hairpin turns
#72 toughest climb of Europe
#74 most elevation gain of Europe
#48 longest climb of Portugal
#50 average steepest climb of Madeira Archipelago
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Pico do Arieiro from Caniço is a climb in the region Madeira Island. It is 23.1km long and bridges 1769 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1616. The top of the ascent is located at 1797 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.

Road name: Estrada Avelino Pinto, Estrada da Ponta Oliveira

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Pico do Arieiro from Caniço
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Reviews (1)

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Fordaldo
1 y 5.0 02:18:00 (10.1km/h)

Definitely recommend this climb, surface was good and the views are stunning. Saw no road cyclists (February), probably because it is steep as hell! Some flatter parts and short descents definitely bring the average down, this is harder than 7.4% average.

Pico do Arieiro from Caniço
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Climbing times

7 km/h 03:18:12
11 km/h 02:06:08
15 km/h 01:32:30
19 km/h 01:13:01

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