Phelps Trail

A short, very steep climb above Town of Keene in New York. The hardest 500 metres average 37.2% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 14 to 23 minutes. At 8.0 TEP it is harder than 72% of the climbs in the catalogue. Northwest-facing, so it stays cool and holds snow late. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care. The nearest named summit, Basin Mountain - Northwest Peak at 1,430 m, is 798 m away.

TEP: 8.0
Climb: +225 m
Distance: 0.9 km
Average grade: 26.1%
Time: 14 to 23 min

Climbs nearby

Phelps Trail, 1.0 km at 19.3% (same start)
Phelps Trail, 805 m at 20.8% (1 km away)
State Range Trail, 1.1 km at 27.9% (1 km away)
Marcy Trail Via Four Corners, 898 m at 21.9%, Town of Keene (1.4 km away)
Haystack Trail Via Slant Rock, 708 m at 18.5% (1.4 km away)
State Range Trail, 844 m at 24.1%, Town of Keene (1.9 km away)