Profile of Collada de Beixalis, 6.5 km at an average of 8.6% to the summit at 1,801 m, with the gradient of each kilometre.
Profile of the climb from ProPace's route data, with the measured average gradient of each kilometre. The roadbook average for the whole climb is 8.6%.
Length
6.5 km
Average gradient
8.6%
Height gained
559 m
Summit
1,801 m
Steepest km
11.9% measured on the route
Category
Cat 1

The climb

Collada de Beixalis climbs 6.5 km at an average of 8.6%, gaining 559 m to a summit at 1,801 m. The gradient varies through the climb rather than holding steady, so the average is a fair summary but not a description of any particular kilometre.

The hardest kilometre measures 11.0% and comes in the opening third of the climb, and 5 kilometres of the ascent average more than 8%, 2 of them above 10%.

At this height altitude starts to take a measurable edge off sustained power. In ProPace's stage data it appears on the single stage listed below.

Stages that climbed it

StageDateSummit atCategory
Vuelta a España 2026, stage 4: Andorra la Vella → Andorra la Vella25 August 2026km 61.0Cat 1

Stages since 2024 whose route climbed to this summit, matched on ProPace's route data. Category as listed for that stage where the roadbook data is in the app.

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