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Distance158.85 km
Elevation gain6216 m
Elevation loss6292 m
Estimated time45 h 40 min
Altitude maximum393 m
Altitude minimum63 m
TypeLoop
DifficultyVery hard
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About this trail
158.85 km loop hiking starting from Wetzlar.
This hike includes 22 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 3536 m across 44.07 km, with an average slope of 8.0%.
- Climb 1 (at km 2.72 km): +102 m over 863 m, average slope 11.8%
- Climb 2 (at km 6.59 km): +187 m over 2.54 km, average slope 7.4%
- Climb 3 (at km 16.35 km): +164 m over 2.85 km, average slope 5.8%
- Climb 4 (at km 21.88 km): +87 m over 1.24 km, average slope 7.0%
- Climb 5 (at km 26.08 km): +169 m over 2.22 km, average slope 7.6%
- Climb 6 (at km 29.29 km): +48 m over 1.10 km, average slope 4.4%
- Climb 7 (at km 35.62 km): +113 m over 1.36 km, average slope 8.3%
- Climb 8 (at km 48.29 km): +316 m over 3.85 km, average slope 8.2%
- Climb 9 (at km 82.02 km): +416 m over 8.19 km, average slope 5.1%
- Climb 10 (at km 87.00 km): +161 m over 1.18 km, average slope 13.6%
- Climb 11 (at km 89.82 km): +52 m over 844 m, average slope 6.2%
- Climb 12 (at km 94.13 km): +165 m over 1.60 km, average slope 10.3%
- Climb 13 (at km 99.33 km): +237 m over 1.93 km, average slope 12.3%
- Climb 14 (at km 103.01 km): +36 m over 351 m, average slope 10.3%
- Climb 15 (at km 112.32 km): +252 m over 3.69 km, average slope 6.8%
- Climb 16 (at km 125.65 km): +275 m over 2.86 km, average slope 9.6%
- Climb 17 (at km 128.25 km): +94 m over 903 m, average slope 10.4%
- Climb 18 (at km 134.24 km): +62 m over 617 m, average slope 10.1%
- Climb 19 (at km 138.05 km): +191 m over 1.83 km, average slope 10.5%
- Climb 20 (at km 146.10 km): +243 m over 2.21 km, average slope 11.0%
- Climb 21 (at km 150.28 km): +119 m over 1.30 km, average slope 9.2%
- Climb 22 (at km 153.33 km): +47 m over 534 m, average slope 8.8%
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