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Megalong final switchbacks

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Megalong Road, Shipley, Blackheath, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, 2785, Australia
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.38 km / 0.86 miles
Elevation gain125.4 m / 411 ft
Average gradient9.1%
Maximum gradient17.8%
Elevation high1,009.2 m / 3,311 ft
Elevation low883.8 m / 2,900 ft
Climb difficulty score12,543.44

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 428,682nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 9,860th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 2,501st out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

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Ranks 22nd out of 66 cycling climbs in Blackheath.

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Ranking 19th out of 26 cycling climbs in Shipley.

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