Route de la Pierreuse

A short, power-hike climb above Château-d'Oex in Vaud. The hardest 500 metres average 20.7% and start 439 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Northwest-facing, so it stays cool until late in the day. Most runners need 10 to 16 minutes. At 2.6 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. The nearest named summit, Le Sex Rouge 1484m, is 547 m away.

TEP: 2.6
Climb: +147 m
Distance: 0.8 km
Average grade: 17.3%
Time: 10 to 16 min

Climbs nearby

Château-d'Oex S climb, 1.2 km at 14.0%, Vaud (0.8 km away)
Château-d'Oex N climb, 7.1 km at 15.4%, Vaud (1.1 km away)
Château-d'Oex E climb, 1.2 km at 15.8%, Vaud (1.2 km away)
Château-d'Oex NE climb, 1.1 km at 16.0%, Vaud (1.3 km away)
Château-d'Oex W climb, 3.4 km at 25.1%, Vaud (1.5 km away)
Château-d'Oex S climb, 2.0 km at 19.0%, Vaud (1.7 km away)