Ma'ale Efraim is a climb of 9.3 kilometers (category 3). Ma'ale Efraim tops out at 191 m above sea level. It is located in מועצה אזורית ערבות הירדן, יהודה ושומרון, Palestinian Territory. The average gradient is 2.1% with a maximum of 11.2%. The climb has 195 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: This Category 3 climb is quite unusual. The first 6 kilometres are dead flat (0% gradient), so all 195m of climbing is packed into the last 3.3 kilometres. The real difficulty is short but punchy, with an average gradient of nearly 6% over the final section, including stretches at 8-9%.
How to manage the effort:
1. Pacing: Use the first 6 km to spin along in Z2 without hammering, and warm up properly. The climb doesn't really start until km 6.
2. Anticipate the change of rhythm: From km 6 on, get your gear and cadence sorted before the ramps kick up (3%, then 5%, then 8-9%).
3. Split your effort: Since the hard part is short, you can hold a strong but controlled effort and avoid blowing up in the steepest sections (km 7.5 to 8.5).
9.3 km • 195 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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