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Distance135.08 km
Elevation gain4804 m
Elevation loss4855 m
Estimated time40 h
Altitude maximum946 m
Altitude minimum198 m
TypeLoop
DifficultyVery hard
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About this trail
135.08 km loop hiking starting from Bad Salzungen.
This hike includes 20 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 3549 m across 41.40 km, with an average slope of 8.6%.
- Climb 1 (at km 2.68 km): +58 m over 1.79 km, average slope 3.2%
- Climb 2 (at km 10.99 km): +330 m over 4.63 km, average slope 7.1%
- Climb 3 (at km 18.62 km): +229 m over 1.95 km, average slope 11.8%
- Climb 4 (at km 24.42 km): +189 m over 2.52 km, average slope 7.5%
- Climb 5 (at km 30.93 km): +352 m over 3.63 km, average slope 9.7%
- Climb 6 (at km 35.05 km): +122 m over 1.04 km, average slope 11.7%
- Climb 7 (at km 40.86 km): +90 m over 1.54 km, average slope 5.8%
- Climb 8 (at km 49.47 km): +336 m over 3.54 km, average slope 9.5%
- Climb 9 (at km 53.18 km): +125 m over 1.00 km, average slope 12.5%
- Climb 10 (at km 57.51 km): +72 m over 818 m, average slope 8.8%
- Climb 11 (at km 68.89 km): +325 m over 4.33 km, average slope 7.5%
- Climb 12 (at km 71.05 km): +59 m over 569 m, average slope 10.4%
- Climb 13 (at km 74.30 km): +142 m over 887 m, average slope 16.0%
- Climb 14 (at km 78.94 km): +79 m over 968 m, average slope 8.2%
- Climb 15 (at km 82.71 km): +259 m over 1.72 km, average slope 15.0%
- Climb 16 (at km 89.80 km): +35 m over 772 m, average slope 4.5%
- Climb 17 (at km 95.87 km): +124 m over 1.18 km, average slope 10.5%
- Climb 18 (at km 103.28 km): +290 m over 3.33 km, average slope 8.7%
- Climb 19 (at km 117.12 km): +165 m over 2.62 km, average slope 6.3%
- Climb 20 (at km 127.65 km): +168 m over 2.56 km, average slope 6.6%
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