Gauntlet
Gauntlet is a run-hike climb above Hollins in Virginia. At 2.1 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. Its steepest 500 metres run at 14.4% and start 1.6 km in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Most runners need 24 to 41 minutes. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. Southeast-facing, so it warms up early in the day.
- TEP
- 2.1
- Climb
- +310 m
- Distance
- 3.2 km
- Average grade
- 9.6%
- Time
- 24 to 41 min
Climbs nearby
- Hemlock Tunnel, 1.7 km at 13.9% (3 km away)
- Hi-Dee-Hoe, 2.2 km at 12.5%, Hollins (3.6 km away)
- Sawmill Branch-Hiking Only, 1.7 km at 13.0% (6.2 km away)
- Appalachian Trail, 2.9 km at 9.9% (7.7 km away)
- Cawtaba Valley, 3.1 km at 11.8%, Virginia (11 km away)
- Turkey, 2.6 km at 14.9%, Virginia (12.5 km away)
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