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Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil

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1 review/story | Statistics | 3 photos
This climb is partly on a gravel surface, but can be ridden with a road bike.
Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
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Elevation profile Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
Elevation profile Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
Elevation profile Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
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Statistics

Difficulty points 1893
Length 38.7 km
Average gradient 6.8%
Steepest 100 meters 11.4%
Total ascent 2621m

Short recap

Famous climb
48 hairpin turns
Gravel
#15 toughest climb of Europe
#5 most elevation gain of Europe
#30 longest climb of Europe
#95 average steepest climb of Andalusia
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Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil is a climb in the region Sierra Nevada. It is 38.7km long and bridges 2621 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1893. The top of the ascent is located at 3384 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road names: Carretera de Granada a Sierra Nevada & GR-490a

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Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
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Reviews (1)

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Slushmeister
1 y 5.0 03:13:00 (12km/h)

Super nice and hard climb. Very deserted after 2500m but very nice views.
Climbed it August 1st 2018.

Aim was to beat the best guy in my age group on STRAVA!

Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada from Pinos Genil
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Climbing times

7 km/h 05:31:58
11 km/h 03:31:15
15 km/h 02:34:55
19 km/h 02:02:18

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