Watugudang is a climb of 6.7 kilometers (category 1). Watugudang tops out at 705 m above sea level. It is located in Kalibarumanis, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. The average gradient is 5.6% with a maximum of 14.1%. The climb has 373 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: Watugudang from Kaliputih is a Category 1 climb, 6.7 km long with 373 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 5.6%. The real difficulty is the consistency of the effort: most of the kilometres sit between 4% and 6% with no real relief. The toughest sections are km 4.5-5.0 (7%) and above all km 5.5-6.0 (9%), which come in the second half of the climb, after a long run of stretches you've already dug into. The short flat sections at km 3.5-4.0 (0%) and km 5.0-5.5 (1%) are the only real breathers.
Pacing tips:
1. Start controlled. Ride the first 500 metres at 5% (km 0.0-0.5) at a measured pace so you still have something in the tank for the second half.
2. Make the most of the flats. Use the 0% at km 3.5-4.0 and the 1% at km 5.0-5.5 to loosen up the legs, grab a drink and settle back into a smooth cadence before what's next.
3. Tackle the 9% section with a plan. At km 5.5-6.0, stay seated with a gear you can turn over comfortably and a steady cadence, then recover on the -2% descent from km 6.0-6.5 before the final 5% kilometre-and-a-bit (km 6.5-6.7).
6.7 km • 373 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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