Luchsingen SW climb

A run-hike climb above Luchsingen in Glarus. The hardest 500 metres average 18.5% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 19 to 31 minutes. Its 2.1 TEP puts it in the easier half of 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, Yenstock at 1,674 m, is 598 m away.

TEP: 2.1
Climb: +255 m
Distance: 2.4 km
Average grade: 10.7%
Time: 19 to 31 min

Climbs nearby

Luchsingen NE climb, 1.2 km at 13.9%, Glarus (0.4 km away)
Luchsingen SE climb, 815 m at 17.5%, Glarus (0.5 km away)
Luchsingen S climb, 2.2 km at 15.1%, Glarus (0.8 km away)
Braunwald SE climb, 4.5 km at 22.7%, Glarus (1.2 km away)
Luchsingen E climb, 1.0 km at 22.7%, Glarus (1.2 km away)
Braunwald NE climb, 2.9 km at 17.4%, Glarus (1.3 km away)