Route de Barme

Route de Barme is a short, very steep climb above Champéry in Valais. At 5.5 TEP it sits around the middle of the catalogue. Its steepest 500 metres run at 26.7% and start 469 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Most runners need 12 to 21 minutes. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. North-facing, so it holds shade and snow longer than the sunny side of the valley. The nearest named summit, Signal de Bonavau at 1,818 m, is 900 m away.

TEP: 5.5
Climb: +197 m
Distance: 0.9 km
Average grade: 22.6%
Time: 12 to 21 min

Climbs nearby

Champéry NW climb, 1.7 km at 13.8%, Valais (0.4 km away)
Champéry N climb, 1.3 km at 24.6%, Valais (0.6 km away)
Champéry S climb, 946 m at 19.1%, Valais (0.6 km away)
Champéry NE climb, 1.5 km at 16.8%, Valais (1 km away)
Champéry S climb, 3.1 km at 14.4%, Valais (1 km away)
Champéry SE climb, 1.0 km at 25.7%, Valais (1 km away)