Pescia Lunga - Pizzo Ruscada

A short, very steep climb above Costa in Ticino. The gradient is steady, with no stretch much steeper than the 18.8% average. Expect 9 to 16 minutes. Its 2.9 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue. Facing southwest, it takes the afternoon heat and melts out early in the year. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter. The nearest named summit, Pizzo Ruscada at 2,014 m, is 412 m away.

TEP: 2.9
Climb: +145 m
Distance: 0.8 km
Average grade: 18.8%
Time: 9 to 16 min

Climbs nearby

Costa N climb, 560 m at 22.6%, Ticino (0.6 km away)
Comologno N climb, 2.7 km at 25.7%, Ticino (2.1 km away)
Costa E climb, 2.5 km at 14.6%, Ticino (2.3 km away)
Costa W climb, 561 m at 22.6%, Ticino (2.3 km away)
Comologno NW climb, 523 m at 40.5%, Ticino (2.4 km away)
Comologno S climb, 507 m at 33.1%, Ticino (2.4 km away)