Höchstweg

Höchstweg is a short, power-hike climb above Tscherlach in St. Gallen. The nearest named summit, Schafchopf at 1,947 m, is 41 m away. At 3.4 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 13 to 21 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 25.4% and start 726 m in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. It is graded demanding mountain hiking: expect sections where you watch every step. West-facing: shaded in the morning, in the sun through the afternoon.

TEP: 3.4
Climb: +193 m
Distance: 1.1 km
Average grade: 17.1%
Time: 13 to 21 min

Climbs nearby

Grabs N climb, 603 m at 20.3%, St. Gallen (0.4 km away)
Tscherlach S climb, 1.9 km at 29.3%, St. Gallen (1 km away)
Grabs E climb, 1.7 km at 17.2%, St. Gallen (1.4 km away)
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann E climb, 2.5 km at 14.1%, St. Gallen (1.4 km away)
Tscherlach SE climb, 1.0 km at 17.1%, St. Gallen (1.5 km away)
Grabs SE climb, 1.2 km at 19.3%, St. Gallen (1.9 km away)