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HC Where this climb is: Haut-RhinGrand Est, France

Le Markstein

Eastern ascent from Linthal
GPX Profile
Length
14.8 km
Height gain
729 m
Average
4.9%
Steepest km
10.3%
Summit altitude
1183 m
Difficulty
219
3 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 3

Elevation profile

454 m → 1183 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Le Markstein from Linthal
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 1 at 10.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
4.1 km
4–6%
1.5 km
6–8%
3.3 km
8–10%
4.8 km
10–14%
1.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 0.4–1.4
11.4%
2 km · km 0.4–2.4
10.4%
5 km · km 0.2–5.2
9.1%

Time to the top

1h 05 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 557 m 10.3%
2 657 m 10.0%
3 753 m 9.6%
4 848 m 9.5%
5 907 m 5.9%
6 930 m 2.3%
7 856 m −7.4%
8 837 m −1.9%
9 918 m 8.2%
10 979 m 6.1%

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About Le Markstein

How long and how steep?
From Linthal, Le Markstein is 14.8 km long and climbs 729 m at an average of 4.9%, to a summit at 1,183 m. Its first kilometre is the steepest, at 10.3%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 05 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 50 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 219. It's the hardest of the 3 ways up to Le Markstein.
Where is it?
It's in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France.

How hard is 219?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

Peña de Francia, Las Casas del Conde 220
Monte Calamorro (Teleférico de Benalmadena), Benalmadena 220
Le Markstein, Linthal 219
Nara-tōge, Kawai 219
Ermita de la Virgen de las Nieves, Ampuero 219

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