Originally posted by SteveE
Velocipedio, what's the gain in elevation for those 1800m?
According to my topo map of Montreal [one of the only nice things in my office at school], the gain is between 120m and 125m. Using string, I find that the distance covered is aboout 1790 m. That's just short of a 7% average grade. The first two switchbacks are closer to 4%, I should think, but there is at least on kickup [about halfway up the first leg above the Boulevard] that goes up above 15% in some places. According to the map -- and my accuracy should be questioned, if only because I'm doing the string-route thing -- there's a gain of 18m in 150m there... gets nasty.