Alpine Way Switchbacks
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 5.47 km / 3.40 miles |
| Elevation gain | 423.7 m / 1,390 ft |
| Average gradient | 6.3% |
| Maximum gradient | 21.8% |
| Elevation high | 1,543 m / 5,062 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,197.7 m / 3,929 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 34,476.12 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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The Wattles to Dead Horse Gap Alpine Way, Snowy Valleys Council | 6.24 km | 4% | 248 m |
Leather Barrel to Great Divide Sign 1585m Alpine Way, Snowy Valleys Council | 9.58 km | 5.6% | 533 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 89,207th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 1,724th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia. |
📉 Places 359th out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales. |
⚖ Ranks 20th out of 153 cycling climbs in Snowy Valleys Council. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Alpine Way. |
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