Roßfallsteig climb to the Höttinger Alm

239 m of vert over 0.8 km at 32% average, TEP 12. The Roßfallsteig climbs the Nordkette above Innsbruck from 1,132 m to 1,371 m, just below the Höttinger Alm, on one steep, even grade.

Route: 0.8 km from the start (open circle) to the top (filled circle).

Gradient profile: 1,132 m to 1,371 m over 0.8 km, shaded by grade (darker is steeper). Steepest 200 m at 35%.

How to run it

0.0–0.8 km, 32%: steep from start to finish, with no stretch that eases off. The steepest 200 m, at 35%, come from 0.5 km, when your legs are already tired.

The numbers

Stat	Value
TEP	TEP 12
Category	Major
Vertical gain	239 m
Length	0.8 km
Average grade	32%
Steepest pitch	35% over 200 m, from 0.5 km

Stretch	Grade	Change
0.0–0.8 km	32%

Nearby climbs

Two of the climbs listed score higher, up to TEP 17, and one matches it at TEP 12; the other five are easier.

Numbers match the list below.

Achselsteig
TEP 17 · Major · 295 m of vert · starts 0.7 km away
Kärntnersteig to the Langer Sattel
TEP 13 · Major · 285 m of vert · starts 1.7 km away
Gersteig
TEP 12 · Major · 270 m of vert · starts 0.9 km away
Guflsteig
TEP 11 · Major · 194 m of vert · starts 0.3 km away
Gleirschjöchlsteig to the Gleirschjöchl
TEP 10 · Significant · 239 m of vert · starts 2.0 km away
Achselwaldweg
TEP 8 · Significant · 268 m of vert · starts 0.9 km away
Achselwaldsteig
TEP 8 · Significant · 211 m of vert · starts 0.9 km away
Federwaldbodensteig on the Nordkette
TEP 7 · Significant · 204 m of vert · starts 1.1 km away

Route data from open government datasets, adapted by VertMatch (data credits). Trail names © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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