Ait jemhour is a climb of 11.9 kilometers (hors catégorie). Ait jemhour tops out at 857 m above sea level. It is located in Tansaout, Béjaïa, Algérie ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر. The average gradient is 5.3% with a maximum of 17.8%. The climb has 632 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The climb from Tensaout to Ait Jemhour covers 11.9 km for 632 m of elevation gain, with an average gradient of 5.3%, which makes it HC (beyond category). The profile is uneven: the first three kilometres are already tough at 7%, then km 2.0-3.0 and 3.0-4.0 ramp up to 8%. The hardest section comes at km 9.0-10.0 with 11% gradient, a key stretch that arrives after a long run of sustained climbing.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Don't go out too hard On the 7% section from km 0.0-1.0, resist the urge to attack the slope. Settle into a steady rhythm from the bottom that you can hold all the way to the summit.
2. Save your legs for km 9.0-10.0 Make the most of the 1% stretch from km 7.0-8.0 and the 1% stretch from km 10.0-11.0 to recover, then tackle the 11% ramp with a smooth cadence and an easy gear.
3. Handling the 8% sections Between km 2.0 and 4.0, keep your pedal stroke smooth, alternating between seated pedalling and standing efforts, and drink regularly before you reach the final difficulties.
11.9 km • 632 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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