Cave du Sex from Sierre

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3.0 1 review/story | Statistics | 2 photos

1340

difficulty points

8.2%

avg. gradient

21.3%

steepest 100 meters

16.5km

length

1351m

total ascent

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Cave du Sex from Sierre is a climb in the region Valais. It is 16.5km long and bridges 1351 vertical meters with an average gradient of 8.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1340. The top of the ascent is located at 1895 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 2 photos.

Road names: Route du Rawyl, Route de Montana, Route de Sierre & Route de l'Aminona

3.0 by Toni91

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Nice climb, fun to do. Fairly busy at first, then nice and quiet. Roads are good and the descent via Crans is top notch. At the top is a little restaurant for a coke and cake ;)... read more

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Statistics

Cave du Sex from Sierre This climb	Valais 118 climbs	Swiss Alps 624 climbs	Switzerland 791 climbs	Alps 4860 climbs	Europe 42169 climbs
Difficulty points 1340 HC	rank 9 24% easier than Barrage de Moiry from Chippis via Briey	rank 25 24% easier than Barrage de Moiry from Chippis via Briey	rank 25 24% easier than Barrage de Moiry from Chippis via Briey	rank 136 56% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 211 56% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 8.2%	rank 43 54% less steep than La Montau from Ardon	rank 285 54% less steep than La Montau from Ardon	rank 321 54% less steep than La Montau from Ardon	rank 1503 69% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 5585 72% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 16.5km	rank 34 60% shorter than Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard from Orsières	rank 87 60% shorter than Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard from Orsières	rank 89 60% shorter than Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard from Orsières	rank 546 72% shorter than Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo	rank 1683 74% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 1351m	rank 18 34% less ascent than Barrage de Moiry from Chippis via Briey	rank 32 34% less ascent than Barrage de Moiry from Chippis via Briey	rank 32 34% less ascent than Barrage de Moiry from Chippis via Briey	rank 201 36% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 390 51% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

13 hairpin turns

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Climbing times

7 km/h	02:21:30
11 km/h	01:30:02
15 km/h	01:06:02
19 km/h	00:52:08

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8 Mo 3.0

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Nice climb, fun to do. Fairly busy at first, then nice and quiet. Roads are good and the descent via Crans is top notch. At the top is a little restaurant for a coke and cake ;)