| Beautiful scenery |
| 23 hairpin turns |
| #96 toughest climb of Canary Islands |
| #89 most elevation gain of Canary Islands |
| #68 longest climb of Tenerife |
| #94 average steepest climb of Tenerife |
Barrio Taucho from Barrio Los Menores is a climb in the region Tenerife. It is 4 mi long and bridges 1978 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 9.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 587. The top of the ascent is located at 3002 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 7 reviews of this climb and uploaded 10 photos.
Road name: TF-583
4.0 by Rolf0202This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.Great, but tough climb. It never drops below 9％ with peaks in and just after the bends. And before you get to the top, you have already climbed quite a bit. Good road surface, little traffic (August) and the traffic that is there takes cyclists well into account. Tip: Turn left 100m before the top towards 'Barranco de Ye' for a beautiful piece of extra descent and climb (photo 3+4), this is also the connection with the descent of La Concepción towards Tijoco Bajo.... read more
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I found this pretty tough going… partly due to the heat, but mainly the sustained 8-12% gradient… very little let up. Glad I did it, but would argue the scenery isn’t as spectacular as many many climbs in Tenerife. I certainly wouldn’t bother to do it again unless it was a training type ride. The road surface was pretty good, but the decent (if you take a right at the top) was a little sketchy and technical… be careful here.
Worth it for the coffee stop at the top. But fairly hard hair-pin to hair pin with very little rest periods and almost zero shade. Becareful of the descent on the other side, worst one on the island. Road condition is horrible and stew sections into random bends.
Depending on fitness level and gearing, this climb could be a shock to the system. The first 500m out of the small town has a series of about 4 or 5 hairpins 50-100m apart at about 15％. Thankfully it levels out at 9％ for the next 6km. As Cafe Taucho was shut today (Wednesday) the was very little bike traffic. A few cars, all respectful when overtaking. Amazing views, to be level with the clouds over Lanzarote in the distance. Breathtaking. I rode the climb on the 35 front chain ring and 36 rear cog. Could really have done with 34 front or smaller. It was just about do-able for me and it was a relief to find the gradient levelling off to 4％ as I neared the top.
Very nice running climb, steep but definitely doable with a mountain gear. If you like hairpin bends then this is a climb to savour. And both the tarmac up and down (via Ye / La Conception) are really beautiful
Erg lekker lopende klim, steil maar zeker prima te doen met een bergverzetje. Als je van haarspeldbochten houd dan is een klim om van te smullen. En zowel het asfalt omhoog als naar beneden (via Ye / La Conception) is echt prachtig
For those who like hard but steady climbs, with many hairpin turns that offer an absolutely magnificent view, this climb is a must!
Pour ceux qui aiment les montées dures mais régulières, avec de nombreux tournants en épingle qui offrent une vue absolument magnifique, cette montée est à faire absolument !
Yes! Great climb. Great concrete. It’s tough. But quite consistently tough. Gradient always feels to be around 9/10％. Only downside is that you’ll take the same road down
Great, but tough climb. It never drops below 9％ with peaks in and just after the bends. And before you get to the top, you have already climbed quite a bit.
Good road surface, little traffic (August) and the traffic that is there takes cyclists well into account.
Tip: Turn left 100m before the top towards 'Barranco de Ye' for a beautiful piece of extra descent and climb (photo 3+4), this is also the connection with the descent of La Concepción towards Tijoco Bajo.
Geweldige, maar stevige klim. Zakt nergens onder de 9％ met in en net na de bochten uitschieters naar boven. En voor je bij de klim bent heb je al de nodige klim meters gemaakt.
Goed wegdek, weinig verkeer (augustus) en het verkeer dat er is houdt goed rekening met fietsers.
Tip: sla 100m voor de top af naar links richting ‘ Barranco de Ye’ voor een prachtig mooi stukje dalen en klimmen extra (foto 3+4), hierdoor ook de verbinding met de afdaling van La Concepción richting Tijoco Bajo.
| 5 mph | 00:48:37 |
| 7 mph | 00:34:25 |
| 9 mph | 00:26:49 |
| 12 mph | 00:20:09 |
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