Gross-Gerstengschwend

This very steep climb rises above Urnäsch in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Expect 27 to 46 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 34.9% and start 1.2 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Southwest-facing: it gets the afternoon heat and clears of snow early. The nearest named summit, Spitzli at 1,519 m, is 806 m away. At 16.0 TEP it is harder than 90% of the climbs in the catalogue.

TEP: 16.0
Climb: +441 m
Distance: 1.6 km
Average grade: 27.0%
Time: 27 to 46 min

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Urnäsch E climb, 1.9 km at 23.3%, Appenzell Ausserrhoden (1 km away)
Hundwil SW climb, 2.4 km at 13.0%, Appenzell Ausserrhoden (1 km away)
Nesslau E climb, 1.8 km at 22.8%, St. Gallen (1 km away)
Urnäsch SW climb, 593 m at 24.5%, Appenzell Ausserrhoden (1.3 km away)
Urnäsch NW climb, 599 m at 17.9%, Appenzell Ausserrhoden (1.4 km away)
Urnäsch NE climb, 711 m at 22.1%, Appenzell Ausserrhoden (1.4 km away)