Discover the area
© MapLibre | OpenStreetMap contributors
1%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
15%
20%

Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros

5.0
2 reviews | Elevation profile | 5 photos
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
transparant thumb
Elevation profile Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros

Statistics

Difficulty points 803
Length 8.3 km
Average gradient 9.2%
Steepest 100 meters 17.9%
Total ascent 761m

Short recap

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
4 hairpin turns
#12 toughest climb of Castile and León
#41 most elevation gain of Castile and León
#4 average steepest climb of Castile and León
Feedback about this climb?
Show climbs nearby Export to GPS device

Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros is a climb in the region Cantabrian Mountains. It is 8.3km long and bridges 761 vertical meters with an average gradient of 9.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 803. The top of the ascent is located at 1516 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road names: Calle Gallermo & Carretera a Picón Blanco

Photos (5)

Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
Picón Blanco from Espinosa de los Monteros
transparant thumb

Your uploads (max 4)

Welcome! Please activate your account if you would like to share something. Look for the verification email in your inbox.

If you want to upload your photos, you need to create an account. It only takes 1 minute and it's completely free.

  • Receive free climbfinder goodies for your reviews & photos.
  • Create a bucket list and check off conquered climbs.
  • Add missing climbs.
Continue with GoogleContinue with Google Continue with FacebookContinue with Facebook Continue with AppleContinue with Apple Sign up with email
By signing up you agree to our terms of service and confirm that you have read our privacy & content policy.

Reviews (2)

5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
Andre
3 y 5.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

The Picon Blanco is a well known climb in Spain. This climb in the Burgos region is one of the toughest cols in the Spanish competition circuit.
Like many Spanish extreme cols it ends in a dead end at the top where there are antennas for scientific and/or military purposes.
The road to it is beautiful, of good quality and especially pleasant because it is not too wide and lies in a beautiful landscape.
In several Spanish races it is regularly on the program and causes a lot of trouble for the non climbers, for the mechanics and team leaders a curse because several cars have broken down their engine on it in the past. Before the Angliru was the most notorious climb in Spain.
Of a similar class is also the Cuitu Negru, another must but perhaps even tougher by its length and fickle climbing curve.
For any experienced cyclist who loves strong cols, it is an absolute must.

De Picon Blanco is een begrip in Spanje . Deze klim in de regio van Burgos is één van de zwaarste cols in het Spaanse wedstrijdcircuit.
Zoals veel Spaanse extreme cols loopt het dood op de top en bevinden er zich antennes voor wetenschappelijke en of militaire doeleinden.
De weg er naar toe is prachtig , van goede kwaliteit en vooral aangenaam door dat hij niet te breed is en in een prachtig landschap ligt.
In diverse Spaanse wedstrijden staat hij regelmatig op het programma en zorgt voor heel wat kommer en kwel bij de niet klimmers voor de mecaniciens en ploegleiders een vloek want diverse auto's hebben er in een ver verleden hun motor op kapot gereden. Voor de Angliru was dit de meest beruchte beklimming in Spanje .
Van een zelfde klasse is ook de Cuitu Negru, nog zo een aanrader maar misschien nog zwaarder door zijn lengte en wispelturige klimcurve.
Voor elke geoefende wielerliefhebber die houdt van stevige cols is het een absolute must.

Dashboard
Egveenstra
2 y
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

It is no longer a dead end, so you can now drive on. Nice new road along the windmills. That top station is pretty sad though

Hij loopt niet meer dood, je kan nu prima doorrijden. Mooie nieuwe weg langs de windmolens. Dat top station is wel behoorlijk treurig

Dashboard

Climbing times

7 km/h 01:11:13
11 km/h 00:45:19
15 km/h 00:33:14
19 km/h 00:26:14

Road surface condition

50% 25% 25%
Based on 4 votes
Share your knowledge. What was the road condition during your ascent?

Traffic

67% 17% 17%
Based on 6 votes
Your experience counts. How much traffic did you encounter during the climb?