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All information to climb the Pico Ariero - Funchal

Portugal > Portugal > Funchal > Pico Ariero

Average : 9.3 %

Length: 19.6 km

Height start: 5 m

Height top: 1818 m

Gradient: 1813 m

Maximum: %

Pico Ariero ranks
Difficulty ranking:	21
Difficulty score:	232.68	what?
Your rating (rate it):	Currently 3.2/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5 Rated 3.2/5 stars (107 votes cast)

Description:

The Pico Ariero is, with 1818 meter, the highest point of the island to be reached by bike. After a steep beginning, the climb flattens with two more nasty kilometers after the road to Santo de Serra. From there, you seem to enter a tropical rainforest in the parc of Santo da Serra.

The Pico Ariero is situated in Portugal. Starting from Funchal, the Pico Ariero is 19.6 km long. Over this distance, you climb 1813 heightmeters. The average percentage is thus 9.3 %. Look for other sides to climb the Pico Ariero .

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Story by Tony Salter from Oxford, United Kingdom, submitted on 4/9/2009

Climbed this in August 2009. The climb to around cloud level at 1000m is tough. There are a couple routes out of Funchal to Pico Ariero, through Monte or towards Camacha, then left along E203. I took that route as though it might be easier; was 10-15% upto 1000m(!), but then your pretty much home & dry. Totally fantastic views; 30min descent with rims on fire!

My personal climb rating: 5 stars

Story by joao from lisbon, Portugal, submitted on 9/9/2008

i di this climb in 2007 and it was horrendous at inicial km but in nexts klmtrs it was a liltle bit easy I am 15 and took this climb in 1:59:37

My personal climb rating: 3 stars

Story by Andrew Nichols from , , submitted on 8/24/2006

I did this ascent in 2003, starting from Funchal. The climb out of the town is horrendous and in the heat I suffered all the way to the edge of the Parc. A Dutch tourist at the summit asked me how long it had taken: "Thats terrible", he said when I told him. Hardest sustained climb Ive ever done on a bike.

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