Mount Lowe Motorway
Mount Lowe Motorway is a long, run-hike climb above Altadena in California. Its 3.2 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue. Its steepest 500 metres run at 17.5% and start 846 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Most runners need 40 to 67 minutes. Graded as a hiking trail, so fitness matters more than footing. It faces west: cool in the morning, sunny and warm from midday.
- TEP
- 3.2
- Climb
- +494 m
- Distance
- 5.3 km
- Average grade
- 9.3%
- Time
- 40 to 67 min
Climbs nearby
- Sunset Ridge, 2.9 km at 12.7% (1.4 km away)
- Castle Canyon, 2.8 km at 14.2%, Altadena (1.7 km away)
- Sam Merrill (Middle), 2.9 km at 13.5% (1.7 km away)
- Merrill (Upper), 1.5 km at 17.6% (1.8 km away)
- Mt Lowe (West), 2.1 km at 14.6% (1.9 km away)
- Bear Canyon, 6.0 km at 11.7% (3.3 km away)
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