Coll de Rates
Distance: 18.05 km
Elevation Gain: 521 m
Elevation Loss: 251 m
Difficulty:
330 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 1.80 FIETS
Avg Grade: 4.49 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 226 m
Max elevation: 627 m
Ride Category:
Hilly
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The Coll de Rates, a 628-metre pass on the Costa Blanca in Spain, is the climb that cyclists on this coast measure themselves against. Pro teams on their winter training camps ride it again and again, and thousands of amateurs time themselves on it every year. The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana crossed it in 2026: a big breakaway formed on its first slopes, and Remco Evenepoel went on to win the stage and take the lead.
This ride starts in Alcalalí, in the Vall de Pop. The village’s medieval tower houses a museum of the raisin trade, which shaped life in the Marina Alta for more than four centuries. The road goes through Parcent, and from there it climbs about 7 km to the col, where the boundaries of Parcent, Alcalalí and Tàrbena meet. Over the top it crosses from the Marina Alta into the Marina Baixa and runs on towards Tàrbena.
