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Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm

1 review/story | Elevation profile | 4 photos
Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
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Elevation profile Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm

Statistics

Difficulty points 1078
Length 11 km
Average gradient 9.5%
Steepest 100 meters 17.4%
Total ascent 1045m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
12 hairpin turns
#90 toughest climb of Switzerland
#14 most elevation gain of Bern
#20 longest climb of Bern
#23 average steepest climb of Bern
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Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm is a climb in the region Bern. It is 11km long and bridges 1045 vertical meters with an average gradient of 9.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1078. The top of the ascent is located at 1635 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.

Road names: Balmstrasse & Bielen

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Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
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Reviews (1)

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Ruud
4 y 01:14:45 (8.8km/h)
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Been there summer 2019. Very nice climb. Just a light for the short tunnel is not a luxury! The photos attached were taken at the end of the climb. It ends at a farm with stray cows and here and there some mud on the road. The rest of the road is super good asphalt!

Zomer 2019 geweest. Zeer mooie beklimming. Even een lampje voor de korte tunnel is geen overbodige luxe! De foto's die zijn bijgevoegd zijn gemaakt op het einde van de klim. Deze loopt dood bij een boerderij met loslopende koeien en hier en daar wat modder op de weg. De rest van de weg is super goed asfalt!

Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
Bielen / Oltscherenalp from Balm
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:34:08
11 km/h 00:59:54
15 km/h 00:43:55
19 km/h 00:34:40

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