Routes // DENIA
Denia - Sa Creueta - Bernia
DISTANCE
120 km
Elevation gain
2360 m
Estimated time
5 - 6 h
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LAST UPDATE: 2/2020
4.4/5
1. Briefing
Route climbing some of the classic hills of the region; Coll de Rates, Sa Creueta and Bernia.
Easy first 10 km, first short climb until the town of Llosa de Camatxo, followed by easy km that will bring us to the town of Parcent to attack Coll de Rates.
First climb at km 20 to one of the most well-know climbs of the region: Coll de Rates. perfect road, excellent views and a cyclist atmosphere. Once we reach the top, we will go through a fast and short descent with some short climbs along the way. We will reach the town of Tàrbena where we will be heading to the second climb of Sa Creuta.
After Sa Creueta, we will have ahead a long descend with a wide and nice road. We will have time to recover before attacking the third climb of the day; Bernia which will start in the town of Xaló.
2. climbs
❚ Km 22 ⇝ 28 ❚ One of the most popular climb of the region. 6 km hill with an average that doesn’t go beyond 6%. This is the shorter version of the climb, the longer starts in the opposite side of the hill, in the village of Callosa d’en Sarrià.
❚ Km 36 ⇝ 41 ❚ Short 5 km climb which could be considered as a continuation of Coll de Rates. Stars in the town of Tarbena and does not present particular difficulties.
❚ Km 68 ⇝ 80 ❚ Beautiful 12 km climb connecting the towns of Xaló and Benissa. 3.5% average incline with some sections with gradients up to 10%.
3. TRAFFIC
The whole route is rather calm. The three climbs have rather few traffic, specially Sa Creueta and Bernia.
4. ROAD QUALITY
The quality of the road is very good through the whole track. The climb and descend from Bernia has some parts where the pavaments could be relatively worn-out.
AUTHOR
Costa Blanca Cycling Project
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