Routes // Altea
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LAST UPDATE: 11/2021
4.4/5
1. Briefing
We will start gaining altitude once we leave the short stretch of the national road.
The first climb will the Cofrides. The first section of the climb will bring us to the town of Castell de Guadalest (km 25). We will have some easy sections before attacking the second part of the climb.
Nice descent that will bring us to the small town of Gorga. We will bike through rural roads with some minor climbs and short descends. We will slowly approach the second climb at km 75; Tollos.
The last climb will be Sa Creueta, starting after we pass the town of Castell de Castells.
2. climbs
❚ Km 17 ⇝ 38 ❚ No remarkable difficulties in this climb. Avarage gradient that doesn’t go above 3% with some sections at 5% in the last kilometers.
❚ Km 75 ⇝ 79 ❚ 4 km climb with no apparent difficulties. We will face some short sections at 10% in the first 2 km, but the most difficult part comes at the end with steep gradients up to 17/18%.
❚ Km 93 ⇝ 99 ❚ 5 km climb starting in the village of Castell de Castells, with excellent road, few traffic and with no significant challenges.
3. TRAFFIC
Expect heavy traffic the first kilometers as we ride along the national road.
We will have less dense traffic once we cross the town of Castell de Guadalest.
4. ROAD QUALITY
The quality of the road is very good through the whole circuit.
AUTHOR
Costa Blanca Cycling Project
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