Route des Blanchettes

A very steep climb above Château-d'Oex in Vaud. The hardest 500 metres average 26.3% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 39 to 66 minutes. At 13.0 TEP it is harder than 86% of the climbs in the catalogue. It faces west: cool in the morning, sunny and warm from midday. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter. The nearest named summit, Plan de la Douve at 2,040 m, is 835 m away.

TEP: 13.0
Climb: +610 m
Distance: 3.2 km
Average grade: 19.3%
Time: 39 to 66 min

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Château-d'Oex SW climb, 653 m at 23.7%, Vaud (0.4 km away)
Château-d'Oex SW climb, 2.4 km at 25.2%, Vaud (0.7 km away)
Château-d'Oex W climb, 1.1 km at 14.4%, Vaud (0.7 km away)