Les Plans-sur-Bex NW climb

This very steep climb rises above Les Plans-sur-Bex in Vaud. Expect 29 to 49 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 36.5% and start 1.3 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Facing northwest, it stays cool and keeps its snow late into spring. The nearest named summit, Crête de Chaux Commun at 2,110 m, is 547 m away. At 16.0 TEP it is harder than 90% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded demanding mountain hiking, meaning footing matters more than fitness in places.

TEP
16.0
Climb
+473 m
Distance
1.9 km
Average grade
25.0%
Time
29 to 49 min

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