Saas-Balen SW climb
This long, run-hike climb rises above Saas-Balen in Valais. Expect 38 to 63 minutes. The gradient is steady, with no stretch much steeper than the 9.6% average. Southwest-facing: it gets the afternoon heat and clears of snow early. At 3.3 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care.
- TEP
- 3.3
- Climb
- +480 m
- Distance
- 5.0 km
- Average grade
- 9.6%
- Time
- 38 to 63 min
Climbs nearby
- Saas-Balen S climb, 2.1 km at 16.4%, Valais (same start)
- Saas-Balen W climb, 776 m at 18.8%, Valais (0.8 km away)
- Saas-Balen SW climb, 1.3 km at 21.4%, Valais (1.2 km away)
- Saas-Balen SE climb, 1.3 km at 18.0%, Valais (1.4 km away)
- Saas-Balen S climb, 1.2 km at 14.9%, Valais (1.5 km away)
- Saas-Balen S climb, 2.6 km at 16.0%, Valais (1.7 km away)
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