Hawa Pass is a climb of 27.1 kilometers (hors catégorie). Hawa Pass tops out at 1,645 m above sea level. It is located in Laxmi Nagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The average gradient is 9.8% with a maximum of 15.7%. The climb has 2663 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: This 27.1 km climb is a proper hors catégorie beast, with a brutal 9.8% average gradient. The real challenge isn't so much the consistency as the sheer amount of climbing (2663m) and the string of steep sections, including several stretches at 7-8% and a nasty finish at 16%.
Pacing tips:
1. Find a steady rhythm by using the easier sections (KM 4.0-7.0, 13.0-14.0, 16.0-17.0) to recover without slowing down too much.
2. Anticipate the gradient changes, especially the tough stretches (KM 12.0-13.0, 17.0-18.0, 23.0-24.0), and modulate your effort to avoid going into the red.
3. Save something for the last kilometer, where the 16% gradient demands serious power after more than 26 km in the saddle.
27.1 km • 2663 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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