Puerto de la Virgen
3.7 km at 5.2%, summit at 667 m. Cat 3.
- Length
- 3.7 km
- Average gradient
- 5.2%
- Height gained
- 192 m
- Summit
- 667 m
- Steepest km
- 6.9% measured on the route
- Category
- Cat 3
The climb
Puerto de la Virgen climbs 3.7 km at an average of 5.2%, gaining 192 m to a summit at 667 m. It is an unusually even climb — the per-kilometre gradients cluster tightly around the average, so what the number says is what the road does.
The hardest kilometre measures 6.5% and comes in the opening third of the climb.
In ProPace's stage data it appears on the single stage listed below.
Stages that climbed it
| Stage | Date | Summit at | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta a España 2026, stage 12: Vera → Calar Alto | 3 September 2026 | km 57.9 | Cat 3 |
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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