Verzasca SE climb
A short, power-hike climb above Verzasca in Ticino. The hardest 500 metres average 22.0% and start 560 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Facing southeast, it catches the morning sun and loses its snow earlier than most. Most runners need 11 to 18 minutes. Its 2.8 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue. Graded demanding alpine hiking: exposed scrambling where a slip has consequences. The nearest named summit, Cima di Rierna at 2,461 m, is 448 m away.
- TEP
- 2.8
- Climb
- +164 m
- Distance
- 1.0 km
- Average grade
- 17.0%
- Time
- 11 to 18 min
Climbs nearby
- Verzasca NW climb, 761 m at 18.3%, Ticino (same start)
- Personico W climb, 623 m at 20.2%, Ticino (1.4 km away)
- Verzasca S climb, 2.2 km at 30.1%, Ticino (2.5 km away)
- Personico E climb, 5.6 km at 21.3%, Ticino (2.7 km away)
- Gerra S climb, 1.1 km at 16.4%, Ticino (2.8 km away)
- Frasco E climb, 1.1 km at 20.6%, Ticino (2.9 km away)
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