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Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda

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1 review/story | Elevation profile | 5 photos
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
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Elevation profile Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda

Statistics

Difficulty points 2048
Length 36.5 km
Average gradient 6.7%
Steepest 100 meters 15.6%
Total ascent 2430m

Short recap

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
80 hairpin turns
#22 toughest climb of Europe
#11 most elevation gain of Europe
#62 longest climb of Europe
#19 average steepest climb of La Palma
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Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda is a climb in the region La Palma. It is 36.5km long and bridges 2430 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 2048. The top of the ascent is located at 2421 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road names: Camino del Puerto, Camino de la Costa, Camino Matos, Camino del Cementerio, Calle Pino de la Virgen, Avenida la Constitución, LP-1, LP-4 & Carretera al Roque de los Muchachos

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Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
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Reviews (1)

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Beautiful climb from almost sea level. First 2 km bad tarmac to after fine. It is a great experience and very quiet.

Prachtige klim vanaf bijna zeeniveau. Eerste 2 km slecht asfalt naar na prima. Het is een geweldige ervaring en heel rustig.

Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
Roque de los Muchachos from Puerto de Puntagorda
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Climbing times

7 km/h 05:12:36
11 km/h 03:18:55
15 km/h 02:25:52
19 km/h 01:55:10

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