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Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã

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1 review/story | Elevation profile | 4 photos
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
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Elevation profile Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã

Statistics

Difficulty points 1217
Length 24.3 km
Average gradient 6.5%
Steepest 100 meters 14.4%
Total ascent 1585m

Short recap

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
14 hairpin turns
#40 toughest climb of Portugal
#27 most elevation gain of Portugal
#41 longest climb of Portugal
#53 average steepest climb of Beira-Baixa-province
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Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã is a climb in the region Serra da Estrela. It is 24.3km long and bridges 1585 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1217. The top of the ascent is located at 1993 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.

Road names: EN 339, EN 338 & EN 338-1

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Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
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Reviews (1)

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

This is a climb with hardly any shade, so watch out for the heat. On the other hand, it can be quite windy and cold at the top. So take plenty of drinks and a jacket.
The detour to the glacier valley of Zêzere is more than worth it. The perfect U valley with first some hairpin bends and then a long straight line.

Dit is een klim met amper schaduw, kijk dus uit voor de hitte. Anderzijds kan het boven flink waaien en koud zijn. Neem dus genoeg drank en een jekje mee.
De omweg naar het gletjserdal van Zêzere is meer dan de moeite waard. Het perfecte U-dal met eerst wat haarspeldbochten en dan één lange recht lijn.

Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
Torre / Serra da Estrela from Covilhã
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Climbing times

7 km/h 03:28:41
11 km/h 02:12:48
15 km/h 01:37:23
19 km/h 01:16:53

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