Ruta Carlos V

Ruta Carlos V is a long, mostly runnable climb above Tornavacas in Extremadura. Its 2.6 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 72 to 120 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 21.3% and start 9.5 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter. Facing southwest, it takes the afternoon heat and melts out early in the year.

TEP: 2.6
Climb: +672 m
Distance: 10.2 km
Average grade: 6.6%
Time: 72 to 120 min

Climbs nearby

PR-CC-001. Tornavacas-Jarandilla, 7.1 km at 8.5% (2.7 km away)
GR-10. Etapa 37. Puerto de Tornavacas-Puerto de Hondura, 7.2 km at 11.1%, Cabezuela del Valle (5.8 km away)
SL-CC-022. Ruta del Convento, 834 m at 16.0%, Cabezuela del Valle (5.9 km away)
PR-CC-003. Minas de Wolframio, 2.1 km at 11.5%, Tornavacas (6.5 km away)
PR-CC-003. Minas de Wolframio, 3.9 km at 10.2% (6.6 km away)
SL-CC-033. Navaconcejo-Navaconcejo, 1.4 km at 16.3%, Navaconcejo (8 km away)