La Chaux de-Ste-Croix NW climb

A short, very steep climb above La Chaux de-Ste-Croix in Vaud. The hardest 500 metres average 26.3% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 18 to 30 minutes. At 5.5 TEP it sits around the middle of the catalogue. Northwest-facing, so it stays cool and holds snow late. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing.

TEP
5.5
Climb
+274 m
Distance
1.5 km
Average grade
18.3%
Time
18 to 30 min

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