Carretera de Acceso a Cástaras

A short, very steep climb above Busquístar in Andalucía. The hardest 500 metres average 35.1% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 14 to 23 minutes. At 6.0 TEP it sits around the middle of the catalogue. North-facing, so it holds shade and snow longer than the sunny side of the valley. Mostly on trail. The nearest named summit, Cerrillo del Almirez at 1,234 m, is 337 m away.

TEP: 6.0
Climb: +220 m
Distance: 1.0 km
Average grade: 22.1%
Time: 14 to 23 min

Climbs nearby

GR-142. Etapa 04. Busquístar-Cástaras, 788 m at 18.3% (same start)
GR-7. Etapa 74S. Trevélez-Pitres, 4.0 km at 11.3%, Busquístar (0.8 km away)
GR-7. Etapa 74S. Trevélez-Pitres, 968 m at 15.9% (1.9 km away)
GR-142. Etapa 04. Busquístar-Cástaras, 1.9 km at 13.7%, Almegíjar (2.1 km away)
GR-142. Etapa 04. Busquístar-Cástaras, 1.3 km at 21.3%, Almegíjar (2.1 km away)
GR-142. Etapa 02. Órgiva-Mecina Fondales, 2.3 km at 11.8% (2.8 km away)