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Episode 144 | Trail Steepness vs. Difficulty

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Mar 3, 2026 at 5:42 pm #3848559

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Companion forum thread to: Episode 144 | Trail Steepness vs. Difficulty

How physiology and biomechanics shape hiking effort across terrain – and why slope doesn’t predict time or energy linearly.

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:42 pm #3848561

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Share an experience where you have been surprised by how long a trail took to hike because of unexpected grade or other types of terrain difficulty.
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