Puerto del León - 920m.a.s.l. from Malaga:
1. Directions:
How to get to Malaga, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
Let's start the route according to the map;
- 3,4km: Malaga (52m.a.s.l.) take the third exit at the roundabout; the climb begins;
- 16,2km: (702m.a.s.l.) on the right is a gastronomic point called "Venta El Detalle", with tables outside; continue on road A-7000;
- 19,4km: Puerto del León (920m.a.s.l.) destination reached; gastronomic point "Restaurante Puerto del León";

The climb profile from Malaga (3,4km) to Puerto del León (19,4km) is available on: cyclingcols.com and climbfinder.com;

Continue on road A-7000;
- 21,4km: (895m.a.s.l.) turn right onto road MA-166 - signposted for Comares;
- 25,9km: (756m.a.s.l.) turn right onto MA-3111 towards Olias;
- 30,7km: Olias (439m.a.s.l.) on the right is a drinking water intake and 50m further on the left is the gastronomic point Antigua Taberna Juan Antonio; continue downhill on road A-7001;
- 40,2km: Malaga (9m.a.s.l.) turn right onto road N-340 and head back to the starting point;

- The final meters of the Puerto del León climb from the 2017 Vuelta a Espana - Stage 12 can be found on the La Vuelta YouTube channel;

Statistics related to Puerto del León can be found on procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Puerto del León:
- start at an altitude of 52m.a.s.l. (3,4km) finish at 920m.a.s.l. (19,4km)
- total elevation difference: 875m
- length of the climb: 16km
- average gradient: 5,6%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 11,8%

Puerto del León in Google Street View: