Mirador de Ézaro

Mirador de Ézaro is a steep mountain road in Galicia, near Costa da Morte, in northern Spain. This road starts in the town of Ézaro (part of Dumbría municipality) by the river Xallas, and it reaches the summit by the homonymous viewpoint. The viewpoint has a magnificent vista of the mouth of the river Xallas, the slopes of granitic Mount Pindo, the cove of O Ézaro, the small Lobeiras islands and the unmistakeable shape of Cape Fisterra in the background.

Mirador de Ézaro
Mirador de Ézaro
LocationGalicia
Gain in altitude264[1] m (866 ft)
Length of climb1.8[1] km (1.1 mi)
Maximum elevation274[1] m (899 ft)
Average gradient14.75 [2] %
Maximum gradient28 [1] %

It is considered a short but very demanding climb in professional road bicycle racing and is often used in the Vuelta a España stage race and UCI Gran Fondo World Series.[3]

View from the viewpoint Mirador de Ézaro.

Details of the climb

The top of the climb is 274 metres (899 ft) above sea level.[1] The height difference is 264 m (866 ft).[1] The climb is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long,[1] an average of 14.75%.[2] The first 1 km (0.62 mi) are an average of 14.7%.[2] The second kilometre maintains 14.5%.[2] The steepest part, at 28%,[1] is 1 km (0.62 mi) from the summit.[2] There are two later ramps at 16% to 18.[2]

First rider passing Mirador de Ézaro in Vuelta a España
YearStageRider
201212 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
20134 Nicolas Edet (FRA)
20163 Alexandre Geniez (FRA)
202013 Primož Roglič (SVN)

See also

References
  1. https://www.climbbybike.com/climb/Ezaro,-Mirador-de-Ezaro/4476
  2. https://www.altimetrias.net/aspbk/verPuerto.asp?id=685
  3. Gran Fondo Ézaro, become a UCI World Series

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