Moderate

The classic Costa Blanca climb

Coll de Rates desde Parcent · Loop from Lavelo Cycling Apartments · via Tollos · la Vall d'Ebo · Tàrbena

Six and a half kilometres at 5.6% up the Parcent valley. This is the ramp eight out of ten cyclists ride when they come here, and the one in all the photographs.

76.0km

1540m of ascent

20.3m per km

831highest point

4named climbs

Elevation profile

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Climbs, and which side

Coll de Rates
from Parcent6.06 km · 354 m · 5.8%
Coll de Rates
from Alcalalí8.77 km · 428 m · 4.9%
Alt de Tarrenyes
from Margarida18.72 km · 275 m · 1.5%
Port de Sa Creueta
from Tàrbena6.83 km · 220 m · 3.2%

Descents

Port de Tollosfrom Margarida
Passet de Benissivàfrom la Vall d'Ebo
Port de Tollosfrom Beniaia

Water on the route

Drinking waterkm 3.3
Font del Paratkm 4.8
Font de Beniaiakm 7.0
Drinking waterkm 7.3
Tapkm 11.5
Springkm 11.9
Wellkm 21.1
Drinking waterkm 21.6
Fountainkm 37.1
Drinking waterkm 41.3
Font de les Cabreskm 44.1
Font de Contrereskm 66.2
Font de la Botakm 66.4
Drinking waterkm 66.4
Font del Xorrokm 66.9
Font de la Returakm 70.4
Font dels Nogueretskm 74.1
Wellkm 75.7
Font de l'Esperit Santkm 75.8

Roads

CV-72022.2 km
CV-71512.2 km
CV-71211.8 km
CV-75211.8 km
unclassified10.5 km
CV-7136.9 km
residential2.7 km
living_street0.2 km

What to watch out for

Nothing worth warning you about on this one.

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Coll de Rates desde Parcent

A 76.0 km road cycling loop with 1540 m of climbing that starts and finishes at Lavelo Cycling Apartments, in the Costa Blanca mountains. Level: moderate.

Climbs

Coll de Rates from Parcent: 6.06 km, 354 m, 5.8%

Coll de Rates from Alcalalí: 8.77 km, 428 m, 4.9%

Alt de Tarrenyes from Margarida: 18.72 km, 275 m, 1.5%

Port de Sa Creueta from Tàrbena: 6.83 km, 220 m, 3.2%

Weather on this route

This page shows the forecast along the route for your day, start time and level (amateur, advanced or pro): temperature, rain and wind at each point at the time you ride through it, up to about 15 days ahead. As data: https://backoffice.maiordomo.com/api/agent/lavelo/v1/route_weather?slug=076-coll-de-rates-parcent&date=YYYY-MM-DD&start_time=09:30&level=amateur

Route GPX files are given to guests during their stay.

Lavelo Cycling Apartments

Lavelo Cycling Apartments is a base for road cycling groups inside the Costa Blanca mountains, where nearly every UCI team trains in winter. Four private apartments in one building, two riders each (up to 8 riders), with villas next door for groups of up to 15. For groups of 6 to 15 riders, minimum 4 nights. Location: Fageca, Alicante, Spain, at 750 m, about 1 h 30 by car from Alicante and Valencia airports.

Why stay in the mountains rather than on the coast

Every route starts at the door, without the 20–40 km of flat road from the coast to reach the climbs.

Every route finishes uphill, climbing back to the apartments.

You ride the climbs against the flow of the coastal groups, with the road to yourselves.

How to book

Groups book on WhatsApp (+34 623 997 204); training camps at https://lavelo.es/camps.html. A 200 € deposit holds the dates and is refundable up to 30 days before arrival; the balance is due 7 days before arrival.

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