Obere Gletscherstrasse

This very steep climb rises above Grindelwald in Bern. Expect 23 to 39 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 34.9% and start 1.3 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Facing southwest, it takes the afternoon heat and melts out early in the year. The nearest named summit, Byhorn, is 691 m away. At 9.0 TEP it is harder than 76% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter.

TEP: 9.0
Climb: +364 m
Distance: 1.7 km
Average grade: 21.3%
Time: 23 to 39 min

Climbs nearby

Grindelwald N climb, 576 m at 22.5%, Bern (0.5 km away)
Grindelwald S climb, 2.0 km at 11.6%, Bern (0.5 km away)
Grindelwald W climb, 993 m at 17.6%, Bern (1.2 km away)
Grindelwald S climb, 576 m at 19.0%, Bern (1.3 km away)
Grindelwald S climb, 1.3 km at 16.4%, Bern (1.3 km away)
Grindelwald W climb, 2.3 km at 27.5%, Bern (1.4 km away)