Profile of Puerto de Tàrbena, 6.7 km at an average of 5.4% to the summit at 590 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 5.4%.
Length
6.7 km
Average gradient
5.4%
Height gained
362 m
Summit
590 m
Steepest km
7.4% measured on the route
Category
Cat 2

The climb

Puerto de Tàrbena climbs 6.7 km at an average of 5.4%, gaining 362 m to a summit at 590 m. The gradient barely moves: kilometre after kilometre sits within a point of that average, so the figure describes the whole climb rather than smoothing anything out.

The hardest kilometre measures 7.3% 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

StageDateSummit atCategory
Vuelta a España 2026, stage 9: La Vila Joiosa → Alto de Aitana30 August 2026km 37.0Cat 2

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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