Cycling in Almería

Alto de Lubrín by bike: 3.8 km at 6.3% average

Alto de Lubrín is a climb of 3.8 km with 238 m of ascent and an average gradient of 6.3%. It starts at about 384 m, at the hamlet of El Marchal, and reaches 620 m. At the top you will find a viewpoint and Cerro de los Frailes. The steepest 300 metres reach about 15.2%. The hardest full kilometre is km 1, at 8.5%.

A short climb of 3.8 km at 6.3% on average, close to Lubrín. It is steeper than it looks, and it comes in the middle of our longer loops.

The climb in numbers

LengthClimbingAverageSteepest 300 m
3.8 km238 m6.3%15.2%

Profile and map

3.8 km · +238 m · 6.3% avg3504505506500123 km620 m
The route of the climb. Yellow: start. Dark blue: top. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Kilometre by kilometre

Average gradient and climbing of each kilometre.

km 18.5%+85 m
km 24.7%+47 m
km 37.2%+72 m
km 3–3.84.1%+33 m
under 3% 3–5% 5–7% 7–9% 9–12% over 12%

Ride it with us

This climb is part of these loops:

Our guides explain the area: the guide to Vera and the Levante.

Water, food and shops on the climb

Mapped in OpenStreetMap, within 120 m of the road. Opening hours are not included, so do not rely on a stop without checking.

Before you go

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Photo of Alto de Lubrín: Loco Steve (CC BY-SA 2.0), Wikimedia Commons · espinya (CC BY-SA 3.0), Wikimedia Commons

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