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Schwägalp from Urnäsch

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1 review/story | Statistics | 1 photo
Schwägalp from Urnäsch
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Elevation profile Schwägalp from Urnäsch
Elevation profile Schwägalp from Urnäsch
Elevation profile Schwägalp from Urnäsch

Statistics

Difficulty points 406
Length 9.9 km
Average gradient 5.4%
Steepest 100 meters 15.6%
Total ascent 532m

Short recap

Hidden gem
1 hairpin turn
#1 toughest climb of Appenzell
#1 most elevation gain of Appenzell
#1 longest climb of Appenzell
#4 average steepest climb of Appenzell
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Schwägalp from Urnäsch is a climb in the region Appenzell. It is 9.9km long and bridges 532 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 406. The top of the ascent is located at 1354 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.

Road names: Steinflue, Kleine Schwägalp & Alte Pass-Strasse

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This is an automatic translation, the original language is: German. Show original

This route to Schwägalp (and then to the Schwägalp Pass) is much more suitable for cyclists than the main road 462, which is heavily used by motorised vehicles. After the turn-off from the main road after the bridge over the? Urnäsch, the trail goes up to the left. In places it becomes quite steep. This is how military roads used to be built: as few bends as possible, gradient doesn't matter. The road is forbidden to motorised traffic. You drive through cattle meadows and through a super landscape, in the upper part with a view of the Säntis. The road is asphalted throughout. You pass the apex of the route just before the huge Schwägalp car park. It is quite a shock when you come out of the lovely countryside and see the Schwägalp car park: a sea of sheet metal and glass. When it gets crowded, even the meadows are parked full.

Diese Route zur Schwägalp (und danach erst zum Schwägalp-Pass) ist für Radler viel besser geeignet als die motorisiert stark befahrene Hauptstraße 462. Nach dem Abzweig von der Hauptstraße nach der Brücke über den/die? Urnäsch, geht es links hoch. Streckenweise wird es recht steil. So wurden früher Militärstraßen gebaut: möglichst wenig Kurven, Steigung ist egal. Die Straße ist für den motorisierten Verkehr verboten. Man fährt durch Rinderwiesen und durch eine Super-Landschaft, im oberen Teil mit Blick auf den Säntis. Die Straße ist durchgehend asphaltiert. Den Scheitelpunkt der Strecke überwindet man kurz vor dem riesigen Schwägalp-Parkplatz. Es ist schon ein großer Schock, wen man aus der lieblichen Landschaft kommend den Parkplatz der Schwägalp sieht: ein Meer von Blech und Glas. Wenn es voll wird, werden sogar die Wiesen vollgeparkt.

Schwägalp from Urnäsch
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:25:07
11 km/h 00:54:10
15 km/h 00:39:43
19 km/h 00:31:21

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