Flexenpass
Flexenpass Height Climbing height
1773m 848m (Elmen); 329m (Warth)
1195m (Bludenz); 171m (Rauz)
Difficulty Beauty
East 2-3 (5); West 3 (5) 3-4 (5)
How to get there The eastern climb starts in Elmen (976m) (the real climbing starts in Steeg (1125m)) or higher up at Warth (1495m), if coming down from Hochtannbergpass (1676m). (One descends slightly to Lech (1444m).) I have not been cycling on the road east of Warth, but from the profile at Salite.ch it looks like it is a somewhat easy, but irregular climb. From the west the climb starts at the far western Austrian city of Bludenz (578m), which is the longest and hardest climb. If coming from Arlbergpass the climb starts at Rauz (1602m).
Other comments The gallery (built in 1895), from where I took the photo on the south (west) side of the pass, is quite impressive. There are shops and cafés in Lech!
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