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La Forclaz Climb

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Ferpècle (Le Salay), Evolène, Hérens, Wallis, 1983, Switzerland
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Climb Profile

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to 258 m11.5% from 258 m to 268 m9.4% from 268 m to 279 m15.6% from 279 m to 283 m21.1% from 283 m to 291 m16.2% from 291 m to 295 m15.2% from 295 m to 298 m7.6% from 298 m to 306 m24.5% from 306 m to 316 m27.5% from 316 m to 320 m23.3% from 320 m to 324 m22.9% from 324 m to 328 m20.0% from 328 m to 333 m15.6% from 333 m to 336 m13.5% from 336 m to 341 m12.0% from 341 m to 346 m9.1% from 346 m to 349 m9.6% from 349 m to 355 m5.7% from 355 m to 358 m6.2% from 358 m to 363 m4.3% from 363 m to 370 m4.4% from 370 m to 374 m2.1% from 374 m to 384 m0.0% from 384 m to 388 m-2.4% from 388 m to 392 m-2.4% from 392 m to 400 m-2.6% from 400 m to 404 m-2.9% from 404 m to 408 m10.3% from 408 m to 413 m13.6% from 413 m to 418 m13.8% from 418 m to 434 m21.5% from 434 m to 448 m23.5% from 448 m to 458 m23.5% from 458 m to 468 m23.5% from 468 m to 480 m21.2% from 480 m to 490 m17.1% from 490 m to 494 m7.3% from 494 m to 500 m-5.6% from 500 m to 523 m-11.7% from 523 m to 532 m-7.1% from 532 m to 542 m1.4% from 542 m to 550 m3.8% from 550 m to 555 m5.5% from 555 m to 566 m2.2% from 566 m to 579 m6.0% from 579 m to 601 m9.8% from 601 m to 613 m10.0% from 613 m to 624 m16.7% from 624 m to 635 m15.7% from 635 m to 648 m15.9% from 648 m to 656 m12.1% from 656 m to 660 m10.7% from 660 m to 668 m4.0% from 668 m to 676 m4.5% from 676 m to 680 m5.1% from 680 m to 692 m5.1% from 692 m to 696 m2.7% from 696 m to 699 m3.7% from 699 m to 705 m0.0% from 705 m to 713 m0.8% from 713 m to 724 m11.1% from 724 m to 743 m-11.1% from 743 m to 747 m-11.8% from 747 m to 764 m9.3% from 764 m to 774 m7.1% from 774 m to 778 m9.1% from 778 m to 781 m6.1% from 781 m to 784 m2.8% from 784 m to 792 m6.3% from 792 m to 795 m8.8% from 795 m to 798 m6.3% from 798 m to 801 m10.5% from 801 m to 807 m2.7% from 807 m to 818 m4.3% from 818 m to 830 m8.5% from 830 m to 842 m8.9% from 842 m to 847 m8.5% from 847 m to 858 m14.1% from 858 m to 868 m13.9% from 868 m to 879 m13.7% from 879 m to 889 m14.5% from 889 m to 900 m15.6% from 900 m to 904 m17.1% from 904 m to 916 m17.5% from 916 m to 926 m16.5% from 926 m to 936 m16.9% from 936 m to 945 m19.7% from 945 m to 959 m21.0% from 959 m to 967 m15.8% from 967 m to 979 m2.0% from 979 m to 990 m-6.1% from 990 m to 993 m-6.1% from 993 m to 996 m-5.9% from 996 m to 1000 m-4.4% from 1000 m to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km14.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km9.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km11.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km2.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10%13%4%10%7%6%3%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.69 km / 1.05 miles
Elevation gain131.7 m / 432 ft
Average gradient7.8%
Maximum gradient28.2%
Elevation high1,962.1 m / 6,437 ft
Elevation low1,830.4 m / 6,005 ft
Climb difficulty score13,168.99

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 402,592nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,706th most difficult cycling climb of all 52,131 climbs in Switzerland.

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Places 1,860th out of 3,505 cycling climbs in Wallis.

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Ranks 171st out of 292 cycling climbs in Hérens.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Evolène.

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