L'Essert

L'Essert is a long, run-hike climb above Val-de-Ruz in Neuchâtel. With 4.0 TEP it lands near the middle of the catalogue. Its steepest 500 metres run at 24.1% and start 3.2 km in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Most runners need 41 to 69 minutes. Graded as a hiking trail, so fitness matters more than footing. Facing southwest, it takes the afternoon heat and melts out early in the year. The nearest named summit, Le Rumont, is 775 m away.

TEP: 4.0
Climb: +542 m
Distance: 5.4 km
Average grade: 10.0%
Time: 41 to 69 min

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Val-de-Ruz SW climb, 3.1 km at 14.5%, Neuchâtel (1.9 km away)
Val-de-Ruz SW climb, 911 m at 16.7%, Neuchâtel (2.8 km away)
Dombresson SE climb, 1.4 km at 15.1%, Neuchâtel (3.1 km away)
Cernier NE climb, 3.6 km at 9.6%, Neuchâtel (3.5 km away)