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Distance133.34 km
Elevation gain4830 m
Elevation loss5000 m
Estimated time38 h
Altitude maximum490 m
Altitude minimum82 m
TypeLoop
DifficultyVery hard
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About this trail
133.34 km loop hiking starting from Idar-Oberstein.
This hike includes 20 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 2773 m across 38.49 km, with an average slope of 7.2%.
- Climb 1 (at km 3.03 km): +157 m over 1.21 km, average slope 12.9%
- Climb 2 (at km 11.86 km): +291 m over 3.63 km, average slope 8.0%
- Climb 3 (at km 16.19 km): +155 m over 2.53 km, average slope 6.1%
- Climb 4 (at km 19.30 km): +102 m over 738 m, average slope 13.8%
- Climb 5 (at km 25.83 km): +176 m over 2.47 km, average slope 7.1%
- Climb 6 (at km 35.41 km): +179 m over 1.74 km, average slope 10.3%
- Climb 7 (at km 40.99 km): +151 m over 1.95 km, average slope 7.7%
- Climb 8 (at km 45.77 km): +102 m over 1.50 km, average slope 6.8%
- Climb 9 (at km 50.75 km): +32 m over 476 m, average slope 6.7%
- Climb 10 (at km 54.01 km): +86 m over 1.71 km, average slope 5.0%
- Climb 11 (at km 70.27 km): +277 m over 4.85 km, average slope 5.7%
- Climb 12 (at km 78.16 km): +89 m over 1.13 km, average slope 7.9%
- Climb 13 (at km 82.78 km): +93 m over 1.01 km, average slope 9.2%
- Climb 14 (at km 86.61 km): +62 m over 1.01 km, average slope 6.1%
- Climb 15 (at km 92.20 km): +99 m over 2.13 km, average slope 4.7%
- Climb 16 (at km 98.40 km): +104 m over 1.64 km, average slope 6.3%
- Climb 17 (at km 105.00 km): +114 m over 1.84 km, average slope 6.2%
- Climb 18 (at km 109.54 km): +100 m over 929 m, average slope 10.8%
- Climb 19 (at km 120.58 km): +233 m over 4.28 km, average slope 5.4%
- Climb 20 (at km 128.14 km): +171 m over 1.71 km, average slope 10.0%
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