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Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía

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2 reviews | Elevation profile | 5 photos
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
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Elevation profile Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía

Statistics

Difficulty points 1840
Length 30.7 km
Average gradient 7.4%
Steepest 100 meters 13.2%
Total ascent 2287m

Short recap

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
73 hairpin turns
#36 toughest climb of Europe
#15 most elevation gain of Europe
#44 longest climb of Spain
#17 average steepest climb of La Palma
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Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía is a climb in the region La Palma. It is 30.7km long and bridges 2287 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1840. The top of the ascent is located at 2421 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road names: LP-1141, Pista del Puerto de Santo Domingo, LP-114, LP-112, LP-1, LP-4 & Carretera al Roque de los Muchachos

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Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
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Reviews (2)

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

A steep climb, starting almost at sea level from the Mirador car park. From then on, it's all uphill. Those who like climbing will love this ascent. It never gets too steep. As is often the case on La Palma, the traffic is always calm.

Heftiger Anstieg, man startet fast auf Meereshöhe vom Parkplatz des Mirador. Von da an geht es nur noch bergauf. Wer das klettern mag wird diesen Anstieg lieben. Es wird nie zu steil. Wie oft auf La Palma ist der Verkehr auch stets beruhigt.

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Pixeldiver
2 y 5.0 03:27:00 (8.9km/h)
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: German. Show original

Starting from the car park of Mirador Puerto de Garafía, the tour begins with a bang. About 25% of ascent have to be mastered (but fortunately only a few metres). The rest of the climb on the low-traffic route is moderate. Rarely are there gradients of more than 15% to conquer. When I rode the route in April 2022, it was not so much the climb but rather the strong headwind after every second switchback that was my biggest opponent. Don't forget gloves and a windbreaker for the descent!

Vom Parkplatz des Mirador Puerto de Garafía startend beginnt die Tour mit mit einem Knaller. Etwa 25% Anstieg sind zu bewältigen (aber glücklicherweise nur ein paar Meter). Der restliche Anstieg auf der verkehrsarmen Route ist moderat. Selten sind Gradienten von mehr als 15% zu bezwingen. Als ich im April 2022 die Strecke gefahren bin, war weniger der Anstieg, sondern eher der starke Gegenwind nach jeder zweiten Serpentine mein größter Gegner. Für die Abfahrt Handschuhe und Windjacke nicht vergessen!

Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
Roque de los Muchachos from Mirador Puerto de Garafía
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Climbing times

7 km/h 04:23:10
11 km/h 02:47:28
15 km/h 02:02:48
19 km/h 01:36:57

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