Verzasca W climb
A short, very steep climb above Verzasca in Ticino. The hardest 500 metres average 33.5% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 9 to 15 minutes. At 6.5 TEP it is harder than 63% of the climbs in the catalogue. It faces west: cool in the morning, sunny and warm from midday. Graded demanding mountain hiking, meaning footing matters more than fitness in places. The nearest named summit, Cima dell'Uomo at 2,389 m, is 836 m away.
- TEP
- 6.5
- Climb
- +151 m
- Distance
- 0.5 km
- Average grade
- 29.1%
- Time
- 9 to 15 min
Climbs nearby
- Verzasca S climb, 689 m at 25.0%, Ticino (same start)
- Bellinzona W climb, 734 m at 22.6%, Ticino (0.6 km away)
- Verzasca S climb, 1.0 km at 16.1%, Ticino (0.9 km away)
- Bellinzona NE climb, 1.2 km at 23.7%, Ticino (1.6 km away)
- Verzasca E climb, 1.6 km at 18.3%, Ticino (1.6 km away)
- Verzasca SW climb, 1.2 km at 23.0%, Ticino (1.7 km away)
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