Cresta SW

A short, very steep climb above Brissago in Ticino. The hardest 500 metres average 28.9% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 10 to 17 minutes. With 4.3 TEP it lands near the middle of the catalogue. It faces east: sun early, shade after lunch. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter. The nearest named summit, Monte Fumadiga at 2,010 m, is 286 m away.

TEP: 4.3
Climb: +160 m
Distance: 0.7 km
Average grade: 22.6%
Time: 10 to 17 min

Climbs nearby

Brissago NE climb, 546 m at 29.4%, Ticino (0.7 km away)
Brissago SE climb, 3.1 km at 17.9%, Ticino (1.1 km away)
Brissago NE climb, 3.4 km at 20.0%, Ticino (1.4 km away)
Brissago SE climb, 822 m at 20.4%, Ticino (1.4 km away)
Brissago E climb, 3.3 km at 30.6%, Ticino (1.5 km away)
Brissago NW climb, 644 m at 24.9%, Ticino (2.2 km away)