Château-d'Oex SW climb

This very steep climb rises above Château-d'Oex in Vaud. Expect 37 to 62 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 38.9% and start 1.8 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Facing southwest, it takes the afternoon heat and melts out early in the year. The nearest named summit, Plan de la Douve at 2,040 m, is 588 m away. At 20.0 TEP it is harder than 94% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter.

TEP
20.0
Climb
+598 m
Distance
2.4 km
Average grade
25.2%
Time
37 to 62 min

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