Combined effect of length, ascent and descent meters of a route
The effect of a climb on a very steep trail versus a climb on a trail with gentle grade on the endurance requirements is not captured here. It has to be taken into account for each route/tour individually.
Make sure to use the “endurance calculator” in the full documentation (available here) to evaluate the endurance factor.
Generally sportive
- Up to 6 km (typically around 3.5 km)
- Or up to 200 meters up and down
- Or up to 300 meters only ascending
- Sporty entry-level
Occasional training sufficient
- Up to 13 km (typically around 7 km)
- Or up to 500 meters up and down
- Or up to 800 meters de
- Good general fitness necessary
- You’re going on day tours often
Regular training required
- Up to 30 km (typically around 13 km)
- Or up to 1’200 meters up and down
- Or up to 1’900 meters only ascending
- Good condition and regular training is required
- A tough and long full-day tour does not scare you
Frequent hard training necessary
- Up to 60 km (typically around 25 km)
- Up to 2’700 meters up and down
- Or up to 4’200 meters only ascending
- Frequent and structured endurance training is necessary
- Exhausting and very long day tours are your thing
professional training required
- Typically > 60 km
- Typically > 2’700 meters up and down
- Or > 4’200 meters only ascending
- Professional training for racing is required
- You love competitions and extremely exhausting challenges