Alto de La Camperona

Alto de La Camperona is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.597m (5,239ft) above the sea level located in the province of León, Castile and León, in north-western Spain.

Alto de La Camperona
Alto de La Camperona

The road to the summit is asphalted but narrow and brutally steep. The ascent is 8.5km long with an average gradient of 7.4%. But the maximum slope is 25%! At the summit there’s a bar and several communication towers. It has been featured in Spanish Vuelta race.