Kern River

Kern River is a power-hike climb in California. Its 6.5 TEP puts it above 63% of catalogued climbs. Expect 34 to 57 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 18.9% and start 2.6 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. It faces south and gets hot in summer, so an early start helps.

TEP
6.5
Climb
+499 m
Distance
3.6 km
Average grade
13.8%
Time
34 to 57 min

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