How steep of a grade?

[Sabot]

So I'm doing my google earth hunt planning to pass the time and I see an area that I really think will be good mostly because it's hard to access and also because of the altitude. The hike is 1.15 miles to the top, and the average grade is 20% but several stretches are low 30%.

I was comparing this climb to one I made 2 years ago, and that climb was about .55 miles up with an average grade of 14.7% but with a nice 40% stretch at the bottom for about 150 yards.

I'm guessing I can make the new stretch in about 2.5 hours, but i'm not sure I should try it or not given that if I drop a bull up there It'll take a couple of trips to pack him out. Relatively flat on top FWIW.

 

[JLS]

So in other words, you are travelling 6000 feet and climbing 1200. That's really not too bad, but a lot of factors can go into how fast you can do it. What is the footing? What is the understory vegetation? Deadfall? Rock slides?

 

[ccc23454]

that doesn't sound that bad but if your worried about it get out and start training for it, you will never know to you get there and see trail or ground condition. worse hike I ever had wasn't terribly steep but with wet weather horses had turned up ground so bad took twice as long as normal and downhill was nearly impossible not to mention how my legs, knees and hips felt after.

 

[Mudranger1]

I'll go check it out for you

 

[sweetnectar]

Doesn't seem bad shooting a bull that is up hill from the truck...I'd be more worried if the bull was downhill from the truck.

 

[Colberjs]

Doesn't seem bad shooting a bull that is up hill from the truck...I'd be more worried if the bull was downhill from the truck.

That was my thought.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Uphill or downhill was my thought also. Plus snow or no snow makes a significant difference.

 

[Sabot]

I'm definitely training for it. The terrain is a trail that were it not blocked by huge boulders, I could ride my ATV up (there's no way around them). My plan is to get to the base early, hike up, rest, stalk, glass, all day and head down at dark. I'll have a deer and an elk tag and there will be 2 of us going up. If I tag a deer, I'm thinking I'll bone it out and we can probably get it out on one trip. An elk is a definite 2 or 3 trips.

 

[jryoung]

Sounds like a place you wouldn't want to take your ATV. The elk won't bug out at the sound of the motor.

I'll always take an elk uphill.

 

[Hem]

I think if you commit yourself 110.987% to hunting elk you might join the ranks of the 3.567% who are successful with archery equipment or the 8.67% with rifle.Spending 1.2% of your spare time plotting grade is slightly anal,and useless since 9.9999% of the time elk hunting is challenging and painful. Sounds like you have mentally beaten yourself on Google Earth.

 

[putm2sleep]

Put on some virtual goggles and get hiking - see if you can make it ?
>>>Here's how : Go to googlehike - type in the coordinates, your height, weight and age and go for it.
Then, download the app that shows where the elk are hiding on the hike.
Have fun.

 

[Ben Long]

I'm no speed demon, but I figure I can climb about 1000 feet in an hour of steady hiking. A little faster on a clear trail, a little slower through downfall, but for me 1Kfeet/hour is a pretty good rule of thumb to start from.