Route du Barrage

A short, power-hike climb above Hérémence in Valais. The hardest 500 metres average 27.1% and start 316 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Facing southwest, it takes the afternoon heat and melts out early in the year. Most runners need 9 to 15 minutes. Its 2.4 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue.

TEP
2.4
Climb
+135 m
Distance
0.8 km
Average grade
17.2%
Time
9 to 15 min

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