Deir El Qamar is a climb of 8.5 kilometers (category 1). Deir El Qamar tops out at 909 m above sea level. It is located in Deir Dourit, محافظة جبل لبنان, لبنان. The average gradient is 4.7% with a maximum of 13.1%. The climb has 401 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: At 8.5 km, with 401 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 4.7%, the climb of Deir El Qamar from Mermâta earns its Cat 1 classification. The start is already punchy, between 6% at km 0.0-0.5 and 4% at km 1.0-1.5, before a more rolling section between km 1.5 and km 3.5, including a slight downhill at km 2.0-2.5. The real challenge comes between km 5.0 and km 7.5, where four stretches sit at 9%, separated by a 5% section at km 6.5-7.0. The final part, at 0% from km 8.0-8.5, gives you a welcome breather before the finish.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Save your legs from the start. Don't go out too hard on the first kilometres at 6%, so you have something left for the 9% section that follows.
2. Use the false flat to recover. Between km 1.5 and km 3.5, hold a steady rhythm, drink and eat before tackling the harder part.
3. Pace yourself on the final wall. From km 5.0 to km 7.5, keep a smooth cadence in a gear you can spin comfortably, and save your final push until you reach km 8.0-8.5, where the gradient flattens out.
8.5 km • 401 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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