Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada via Collado de las Sabinas

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paved

gravel

1948

difficulty points

6.7%

avg. gradient

14.7%

steepest 100 meters

39.6km

length

2658m

total ascent

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Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada via Collado de las Sabinas is a climb in the region Andalusia. It is 39.6km long and bridges 2658 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1948. The top of the ascent is located at 3384 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews/stories of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road name: A-395

This climb is partly on a gravel surface, but can be ridden with a racing bike.

by ShortyZeist

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Really a fantastic climb, especially in spring when many Dutch pros are training here. A climb for the long haul because it is over 40 km up with almost no flat spots. Temperature rose in May from 28 degrees in Granada to freezing at the top. Last part of the road is very bad, especially because the... read more

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Statistics

Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada via Collado de las Sabinas This climb	Andalusia 319 climbs	Spain 3085 climbs	Europe 27164 climbs
Difficulty points 1948 HC	rank 3 13% easier than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil via Haza Llana	rank 8 35% easier than Llano de Las Animas from Puerto de Puntagorda	rank 22 36% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 6.7%	rank 63 58% less steep than La Loma from Albuñuelas	rank 601 75% less steep than Camino El Monte from Farrobillo	rank 6574 77% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 39.6km	rank 4 7% shorter than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Cenes de la Vega via Pradollano	rank 13 32% shorter than El Teide from Santa Cruz de Tenerife	rank 27 37% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 2658m	rank 3 4% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada	rank 3 4% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada	rank 3 4% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

40 hairpin turns

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Climbing times

7 km/h	05:39:38
11 km/h	03:36:07
15 km/h	02:38:29
19 km/h	02:05:07

Reviews/stories (2)

Renevdw

1 y

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Beautiful but especially long climb, views are fabulous. Last part is very bad and actually not doable on the thin tires.

ShortyZeist

2 y 03:30:33 (11.3km/h)

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

Really a fantastic climb, especially in spring when many Dutch pros are training here. A climb for the long haul because it is over 40 km up with almost no flat spots. Temperature rose in May from 28 degrees in Granada to freezing at the top. Last part of the road is very bad, especially because there is ice between the pieces of tarmac. But where do you climb 2500 meters

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