Höchwäg
Höchwäg is a short, power-hike climb above Brand in Vorarlberg. It is graded alpine hiking, with exposed rock where you may need your hands. Its steepest 500 metres run at 24.5% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. At 2.5 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 13 to 23 minutes. The nearest named summit, Schafköpfe at 2,806 m, is 198 m away. North-facing, so it holds shade and snow longer than the sunny side of the valley.
- TEP
- 2.5
- Climb
- +198 m
- Distance
- 1.4 km
- Average grade
- 13.9%
- Time
- 13 to 23 min
Climbs nearby
- Brand E climb, 516 m at 27.4%, Vorarlberg (0.3 km away)
- Brand NW climb, 1.4 km at 22.2%, Vorarlberg (0.9 km away)
- Brand N climb, 836 m at 36.2%, Vorarlberg (1.3 km away)
- Brand E climb, 1.1 km at 21.7%, Vorarlberg (1.4 km away)
- Seewis im Prättigau W climb, 594 m at 30.7%, Graubünden (1.5 km away)
- Seewis im Prättigau SW climb, 1.4 km at 15.6%, Graubünden (1.7 km away)
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