St. Stephan SW climb

A short, very steep climb above St. Stephan in Bern. The hardest 500 metres average 25.5% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 14 to 24 minutes. At 6.5 TEP it is harder than 63% of the climbs in the catalogue. Facing southwest, it takes the afternoon heat and melts out early in the year. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter. The nearest named summit, Rothore at 2,410 m, is 668 m away.

TEP: 6.5
Climb: +232 m
Distance: 1.0 km
Average grade: 22.4%
Time: 14 to 24 min

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