Balcon Est
Balcon Est is a power-hike climb above Gresse-en-Vercors in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. At 4.1 TEP it sits around the middle of the catalogue. Expect 21 to 36 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 20.8% and start 1.4 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care. East-facing, so it takes the morning sun and is in shade by the afternoon.
- TEP
- 4.1
- Climb
- +318 m
- Distance
- 2.2 km
- Average grade
- 14.2%
- Time
- 21 to 36 min
Climbs nearby
- Grande Traversée du Vercors, 4.6 km at 14.7%, Gresse-en-Vercors (0.8 km away)
- Grande Traversée du Vercors, 1.3 km at 18.0%, Saint-Michel-les-Portes (0.9 km away)
- le Grand Veymont Depuis le Plateau de Beure, 2.2 km at 20.7%, Gresse-en-Vercors (2.2 km away)
- Balcon Est, 779 m at 18.1%, Gresse-en-Vercors (2.2 km away)
- le Grand Veymont Depuis le Plateau de Beure, 560 m at 23.1% (2.6 km away)
- Grande Traversée du Vercors, 2.8 km at 11.1% (2.9 km away)
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