Mels W climb
A short, power-hike climb above Mels in St. Gallen. The hardest 500 metres average 24.1% and start 297 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. West-facing: shaded in the morning, in the sun through the afternoon. Most runners need 9 to 15 minutes. At 2.4 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care. The nearest named summit, Gspaltengrat at 2,625 m, is 898 m away.
- TEP
- 2.4
- Climb
- +141 m
- Distance
- 0.8 km
- Average grade
- 17.0%
- Time
- 9 to 15 min
Climbs nearby
- Mels W climb, 3.8 km at 15.7%, St. Gallen (0.3 km away)
- Mels E climb, 2.2 km at 15.3%, St. Gallen (0.3 km away)
- Mels W climb, 2.5 km at 15.7%, St. Gallen (0.7 km away)
- Mels NE climb, 3.8 km at 14.3%, St. Gallen (1.7 km away)
- Mels N climb, 1.7 km at 12.1%, St. Gallen (1.7 km away)
- Glarus Süd SW climb, 1.4 km at 22.6%, Glarus (2.7 km away)
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