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Xiro Grande dos Montes

Loop Walk · Galicia

1,500

XP

a 4-day route

Strenuous
95.3 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.
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675 m

375 m

75 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Stages
  1. Xiro Grande dos Montes 01 Ermida de Santa Lucía - A Lavacolla · 13.2 km
  2. Xiro Grande dos Montes 02 A Lavacolla - A Igrexa · 11 km
  3. Xiro Grande dos Montes 03 A Igrexa - Carballeira de Nemenzo · 9.9 km
  4. Xiro Grande dos Montes 04 Carballeira de Nemenzo - Igrexa de Grixoa · 15.5 km
  5. Xiro Grande dos Montes 05 Igrexa de Grixoa - Castromaior · 10.5 km
  6. Xiro Grandes dos Montes 06 Castromaior - Portela de Figueiras · 9 km
  7. Xiro Grande dos Montes 07 Portela de Figueiras - Portela de Villestro · 8.5 km
  8. Xiro Grande dos Montes 08 Portela de Villestro - Monte da Curuxeira · 9.7 km
  9. Xiro Grande dos Montes 09 Monte da Curuxeira - Ermida de Santa Lucía · 8.1 km
Route from OpenStreetMap contributors

Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

1920 m

Drop

1881 m

Highest

526 m

Lowest

124 m

Walking time

about 22 h 15 min

A 4-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

As mapped: Climbs 17% for 420 m near the end, comes down 17% for 330 m early on.

Reversed: Climbs 17% for 330 m near the end, comes down 17% for 420 m early on.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

How the 95.3 km splits

Flat

44.3 km

Climbing

23.6 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

1.4 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.3 km

Descending

24.9 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.4 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.4 km

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