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The Pain Train

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Merritts Traverse, Friday Flat Camp, Thredbo, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, 2625, Australia
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Climb Profile

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1435 m1490 m1545 m1600 m11.8% from 0 m to 2 m53.3% from 2 m to 3 m12.9% from 3 m to 9 m36.4% from 9 m to 11 m27.6% from 11 m to 13 m33.3% from 13 m to 15 m18.2% from 15 m to 16 m20.4% from 16 m to 21 m9.3% from 21 m to 25 m13.3% from 25 m to 26 m36.4% from 26 m to 28 m25.9% from 28 m to 33 m32.4% from 33 m to 37 m15.4% from 37 m to 38 m18.6% from 38 m to 42 m33.3% from 42 m to 43 m47.1% from 43 m to 45 m33.3% from 45 m to 46 m18.2% from 46 m to 47 m16.3% from 47 m to 52 m600.0% from 52 m to 52 m25.0% from 52 m to 53 m8.9% from 53 m to 57 m31.6% from 57 m to 61 m15.1% from 61 m to 66 m50.0% from 66 m to 67 m35.3% from 67 m to 73 m0.0% from 73 m to 74 m45.5% from 74 m to 76 m23.5% from 76 m to 79 m8.7% from 79 m to 84 m9.5% from 84 m to 86 m30.8% from 86 m to 87 m54.5% from 87 m to 88 m10.5% from 88 m to 92 m30.8% from 92 m to 93 m18.2% from 93 m to 94 m50.0% from 94 m to 96 m26.7% from 96 m to 98 m15.4% from 98 m to 99 m37.0% from 99 m to 102 m16.7% from 102 m to 103 m27.8% from 103 m to 106 m20.0% from 106 m to 107 m14.9% from 107 m to 114 m28.6% from 114 m to 115 m36.4% from 115 m to 116 m36.4% from 116 m to 118 m9.5% from 118 m to 120 m34.5% from 120 m to 123 m42.1% from 123 m to 125 m22.2% from 125 m to 126 m38.3% from 126 m to 131 m20.0% from 131 m to 132 m25.0% from 132 m to 132 m0.0% from 132 m to 133 m-33.3% from 133 m to 134 m30.3% from 134 m to 137 m16.7% from 137 m to 138 m11.8% from 138 m to 141 m15.4% from 141 m to 144 m11.8% from 144 m to 146 m21.4% from 146 m to 149 m16.7% from 149 m to 151 m17.6% from 151 m to 154 m7.4% from 154 m to 157 m53.3% from 157 m to 159 m19.0% from 159 m to 165 m43.8% from 165 m to 168 m18.2% from 168 m to 171 m14.8% from 171 m to 177 m24.5% from 177 m to 182 m28.6% from 182 m to 182 m28.6% from 182 m to 185 m19.4% from 185 m to 188 m20.7% from 188 m to 191 m33.3% from 191 m to 193 m28.6% from 193 m to 195 m23.3% from 195 m to 201 m23.5% from 201 m to 203 m26.7% from 203 m to 206 m36.4% from 206 m to 208 m0.0% from 208 m to 209 m14.3% from 209 m to 211 m20.0% from 211 m to 212 m0.0% from 212 m to 213 m66.7% from 213 m to 213 m25.0% from 213 m to 217 m31.6% from 217 m to 218 m23.1% from 218 m to 221 m36.4% from 221 m to 222 m46.2% from 222 m to 223 m35.7% from 223 m to 226 m33.3% from 226 m to 227 m-66.7% from 227 m to 227 m100.0% from 227 m to 228 m21.4% from 228 m to 231 m8.0% from 231 m to 233 m14.6% from 233 m to 237 m200.0% from 237 m to 237 m0.0% from 237 m to 238 m100.0% from 238 m to 239 m-20.0% from 239 m to 240 m33.3% from 240 m to 240 m23.5% from 240 m to 245 m33.3% from 245 m to 248 m25.0% from 248 m to 249 m27.0% from 249 m to 253 m21.1% from 253 m to 255 m34.8% from 255 m to 257 m57.1% from 257 m to 258 m40.0% from 258 m to 259 m34.8% from 259 m to 261 m21.1% from 261 m to 263 m0.0% from 263 m to 264 m55.6% from 264 m to 266 m36.4% from 266 m to 267 m50.0% from 267 m to 268 m0.0% from 268 m to 269 m-22.2% from 269 m to 270 m26.1% from 270 m to 274 m48.5% from 274 m to 278 m0.0% from 278 m to 279 m32.0% from 279 m to 284 m0.0% from 284 m to 286 m21.4% from 286 m to 291 m18.6% from 291 m to 296 m28.6% from 296 m to 296 m25.5% from 296 m to 302 m36.4% from 302 m to 303 m10.4% from 303 m to 312 m16.7% from 312 m to 314 m19.6% from 314 m to 319 m9.5% from 319 m to 321 m25.5% from 321 m to 326 m26.1% from 326 m to 328 m18.2% from 328 m to 330 m16.7% from 330 m to 331 m21.3% from 331 m to 336 m16.7% from 336 m to 337 m18.2% from 337 m to 340 m25.0% from 340 m to 343 m3.0% from 343 m to 349 m0.0% from 349 m to 351 m26.9% from 351 m to 356 m-15.4% from 356 m to 357 m24.0% from 357 m to 360 m24.0% from 360 m to 362 m15.8% from 362 m to 366 m33.3% from 366 m to 367 m0.0% from 367 m to 369 m0.0% from 369 m to 371 m17.4% from 371 m to 376 m83.3% from 376 m to 377 m0.0% from 377 m to 379 m35.0% from 379 m to 383 m4.3% from 383 m to 387 m21.1% from 387 m to 393 m18.2% from 393 m to 396 m9.8% from 396 m to 400 m25.6% from 400 m to 404 m0.0% from 404 m to 406 m20.0% from 406 m to 411 m28.6% from 411 m to 411 m0.0% from 411 m to 413 m4.5% from 413 m to 418 m15.7% from 418 m to 423 m13.9% from 423 m to 430 m14.3% from 430 m to 431 m22.2% from 431 m to 433 m15.4% from 433 m to 438 m14.6% from 438 m to 443 m30.8% from 443 m to 446 m14.8% from 446 m to 452 m22.2% from 452 m to 453 m23.5% from 453 m to 458 m28.6% from 458 m to 460 m16.7% from 460 m to 461 m5.9% from 461 m to 465 m-10.0% from 465 m to 469 m28.6% from 469 m to 474 m0.0% from 474 m to 475 m27.6% from 475 m to 478 m36.4% from 478 m to 479 m22.6% from 479 m to 485 m15.0% from 485 m to 493 m18.5% from 493 m to 498 m33.3% from 498 m to 499 m40.0% from 499 m to 501 m38.1% from 501 m to 503 m-10.5% from 503 m to 505 m36.4% from 505 m to 508 m10.0% from 508 m to 510 m5.1% from 510 m to 517 m18.2% from 517 m to 521 m18.2% from 521 m to 523 m15.4% from 523 m to 525 m42.9% from 525 m to 527 m15.1% from 527 m to 532 m0.0% from 532 m to 533 m7.7% from 533 m to 536 m50.0% from 536 m to 537 m7.4% from 537 m to 540 m14.0% from 540 m to 544 m-12.5% from 544 m to 546 m27.0% from 546 m to 550 m11.8% from 550 m to 551 m19.2% from 551 m to 556 m-36.4% from 556 m to 558 m5.6% from 558 m to 565 m12.7% from 565 m to 573 m11.1% from 573 m to 574 m13.8% from 574 m to 580 m12.5% from 580 m to 582 m13.0% from 582 m to 591 m29.2% from 591 m to 596 m24.0% from 596 m to 598 m15.0% from 598 m to 602 m20.3% from 602 m to 608 m19.6% from 608 m to 613 m4.7% from 613 m to 618 m12.1% from 618 m to 627 m26.1% from 627 m to 632 m15.0% from 632 m to 636 m26.1% from 636 m to 638 m11.3% from 638 m to 644 m22.2% from 644 m to 646 m11.8% from 646 m to 651 m0.0% from 651 m to 653 m22.7% from 653 m to 657 m16.1% from 657 m to 663 m20.0% from 663 m to 667 m-11.8% from 667 m to 669 m11.8% from 669 m to 672 m14.0% from 672 m to 677 m26.7% from 677 m to 678 m10.0% from 678 m to 688 m16.7% from 688 m to 689 m24.2% from 689 m to 693 m13.3% from 693 m to 694 m9.1% from 694 m to 696 m13.3% from 696 m to 699 m4.4% from 699 m to 704 m30.8% from 704 m to 705 m20.0% from 705 m to 709 m21.1% from 709 m to 711 m7.9% from 711 m to 724 m13.3% from 724 m to 725 m8.8% from 725 m to 734 m0.0% from 734 m to 735 m30.8% from 735 m to 737 m7.1% from 737 m to 740 m12.5% from 740 m to 741 m28.6% from 741 m to 742 m24.0% from 742 m to 744 m23.1% from 744 m to 750 m0.0% from 750 m to 751 m11.1% from 751 m to 758 m14.3% from 758 m to 760 m14.8% from 760 m to 762 m22.2% from 762 m to 766 m8.2% from 766 m to 771 m16.3% from 771 m to 776 m15.4% from 776 m to 777 m26.7% from 777 m to 778 m13.3% from 778 m to 780 m66.7% from 780 m to 781 m14.8% from 781 m to 786 m0.0% from 786 m to 788 m16.7% from 788 m to 790 m12.5% from 790 m to 792 m20.0% from 792 m to 797 m15.4% from 797 m to 798 m11.8% from 798 m to 800 m16.2% from 800 m to 804 m11.5% from 804 m to 809 m6.5% from 809 m to 818 m9.0% from 818 m to 825 m11.8% from 825 m to 828 m33.3% from 828 m to 830 m8.2% from 830 m to 840 m20.0% from 840 m to 842 m0.0% from 842 m to 844 m5.1% from 844 m to 852 m18.7% from 852 m to 855 m18.7% from 855 m to 861 m13.8% from 861 m to 864 m18.8% from 864 m to 867 m9.0% from 867 m to 874 m2.4% from 874 m to 882 m9.8% from 882 m to 888 m24%19%14%12%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.89 km / 0.55 miles
Elevation gain159.6 m / 524 ft
Average gradient18%
Maximum gradient37.4%
Elevation high1,596.6 m / 5,238 ft
Elevation low1,437 m / 4,715 ft
Climb difficulty score15,991.2

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 311,228th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,824th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 1,619th out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

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Ranks 11th out of 39 cycling climbs in Thredbo.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 31 climbs) in Friday Flat Camp.

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