Nipfjället from Idre
Category 114.4 km
Distance
513 m
Elevation Gain
4.4%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
1006 m
Summit Elevation
Nipfjället from Idre is Sweden's most challenging registered climb — a 14.4km Category 1 ascent to 1,006m above the remote village of Idre in western Dalarna, where the province borders Norway and the highland terrain crosses into something approaching subarctic in character. The climb begins at the...
Pro Tip
The 4.4% average conceals the climb's real difficulty: the sustained length at altitude, combined with typical westerly headwind conditions and the near-certainty of a cold summit regardless of valley...
Part of
Cycling in Dalarna