Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China)

香格里拉市 སེམས་ཀྱི་ཉི་ཟླ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, 云南省, 中国

27.4 miles (44.1 km) · 5,970 ft elevation gain · Loop · trail · Route

Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China) is a 27.4-mile loop route in 香格里拉市 སེམས་ཀྱི་ཉི་ཟླ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, 云南省, 中国, gaining 5,994 feet of elevation. The route follows a rolling elevation profile. The terrain breaks into 8 distinct sections including 5 significant climbs. The longest climb covers 5.9 miles gaining 1,287 feet at an average 9.3% grade. About 61% of the terrain is runnable, with significant hiking sections. The route opens with a climb and finishes with a descent.

Route facts

Distance	27.4 mi (44.1 km)
Elevation gain	5,970 ft (1,820 m)
Average gain	218 ft per mile (41 m per km)
Longest climb	8.4 mi, 1,844 ft of gain
Steepest climb grade	39.6%
Runnable	61% of the route
Climbs / descents	5 climbs, 3 descents
Profile shape	Rolling
Difficulty score	13.6 of 100
Surface	trail
Route shape	Loop
Type	Route

Grade breakdown

Grade band	Share of route
Flat	21%
Mild uphill	16%
Moderate uphill	8%
Steep uphill	17%
Mild downhill	14%
Moderate downhill	10%
Steep downhill	15%

Questions about Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China)

How much elevation gain does Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China) have?

Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China) has 5,970 ft (1,820 m) of elevation gain over 27.4 miles (44.1 km). That averages 218 ft of gain per mile.

How difficult is Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China)?

The difficulty score for Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China) is 13.6 of 100. That is harder than 80.4% of routes at a similar distance. About 61% of the route is runnable at typical trail effort; the rest is steep enough that most runners hike.

What is the longest climb on Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China)?

The longest climb on Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan, China) runs 8.4 miles (13.6 km) and gains 1,844 ft (562 m). The steepest climb grade on the route is 39.6%.