The switchbacks
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Climb Stats
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| Climb category | Cat. 2 |
| Distance | 4.9 km / 3.04 miles |
| Elevation gain | 380.9 m / 1,250 ft |
| Average gradient | 7.8% |
| Maximum gradient | 31.7% |
| Elevation high | 1,658.2 m / 5,440 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,277.3 m / 4,191 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 38,086.21 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 72,134th out of 2,710,648 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 40th most difficult cycling climb of all 466 climbs in Albania. |
📉 Places 18th out of 118 cycling climbs in Northern Albania. |
⚖ Ranks 11th out of 42 cycling climbs in Shkodër County. |
🥇 This is the most difficult cycling climb in Shalë. |
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