The Darning Needle
The Darning Needle is a power-hike climb above Chittenden in Vermont. Its steepest 500 metres run at 19.5% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. At 5.5 TEP it sits around the middle of the catalogue. Expect 24 to 40 minutes. Northeast-facing: morning sun, then shade for the rest of the day.
- TEP
- 5.5
- Climb
- +363 m
- Distance
- 2.3 km
- Average grade
- 15.6%
- Time
- 24 to 40 min
Climbs nearby
- North Pond, 6.5 km at 7.2%, Chittenden (1.7 km away)
- California Lot, 2.4 km at 15.2%, Chittenden (2.7 km away)
- California Lot, 1.4 km at 16.6% (3.8 km away)
- Bloodroot Gap, 5.9 km at 8.6%, Chittenden (5.1 km away)
- Mt. Carmel, 1.4 km at 13.2% (5.6 km away)
- Blue Ridge Mountain, 2.9 km at 13.4%, Chittenden (6.4 km away)
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