Puerto del Viento (El Burgo)

Start Town	Altitude	Elevation Gain	Length	Gradient	Difficulty	Rating
El Burgo	1,061m	489m	13.5 km	3.6%	245	***

Climb Description

Puerto del Viento is a fairly gentle climb that links El Burgo with the historic town of Ronda. The name (which translates as 'Windy Pass'), may make it sound somewhat daunting, but it is rarely blowing a gale up here either!

The climb from El Burgo is the longer and more challenging side, although it poses no real difficulty to experienced cycle tourists and so is generally included as part of a longer route. The first part of the climb is the most challenging, with gradients hovering around 6-7%; this is also the least scenic part with the views mostly obscured by forest.

The scenery becomes more spectacular the higher that you climb, with the upper slopes offering fine views looking across to the Sierra de las Nieves and Sierra Grazalema mountains.

Puerto del Viento is open throughout the year.

Roads & Traffic

The road surface is in very good condition throughout.

There is generally little traffic on the climb.

Alternative Routes

Puerto del Viento can also be climbed from Ronda.

Nearby Climbs

Puerto de las Abejas

Puerto de las Palomas

Puerto del Madroño

Puerto de la Joya

Cycling Holidays

We can arrange customized cycling holidays to the mountains of Malaga and the Sierra Grazalema; including the climb to Puerto del Viento. If you would be interested in this, please contact us to discuss the options and to put together an itinerary.

You may also be interested in the links below to some of the other tours that we currently run in Spain.