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Otford Switchback

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Otford Road, Bulgo, Otford, Wollongong City Council, New South Wales, 2508, Australia
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Climb Profile

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135 m170 m210 m245 m-24.4% from 0 m to 5 m-8.9% from 5 m to 9 m4.7% from 9 m to 13 m-5.1% from 13 m to 17 m-8.2% from 17 m to 27 m9.2% from 27 m to 33 m-6.1% from 33 m to 42 m8.1% from 42 m to 50 m22.9% from 50 m to 54 m20.5% from 54 m to 58 m15.1% from 58 m to 65 m34.0% from 65 m to 70 m24.1% from 70 m to 76 m17.0% from 76 m to 81 m9.7% from 81 m to 87 m9.3% from 87 m to 93 m-2.9% from 93 m to 96 m8.7% from 96 m to 103 m19.6% from 103 m to 108 m14.9% from 108 m to 113 m24.2% from 113 m to 116 m13.0% from 116 m to 121 m5.7% from 121 m to 126 m17.0% from 126 m to 131 m31.0% from 131 m to 136 m20.0% from 136 m to 140 m19.1% from 140 m to 145 m-7.8% from 145 m to 151 m14.9% from 151 m to 156 m15.9% from 156 m to 163 m18.2% from 163 m to 170 m1.5% from 170 m to 177 m33.3% from 177 m to 181 m24.2% from 181 m to 187 m14.6% from 187 m to 191 m8.1% from 191 m to 195 m18.9% from 195 m to 200 m5.6% from 200 m to 204 m10.2% from 204 m to 208 m12.5% from 208 m to 216 m14.1% from 216 m to 223 m12.1% from 223 m to 229 m13.4% from 229 m to 235 m15.5% from 235 m to 241 m15.4% from 241 m to 246 m13.6% from 246 m to 254 m-6.8% from 254 m to 262 m12.0% from 262 m to 267 m7.9% from 267 m to 271 m8.8% from 271 m to 274 m8.5% from 274 m to 279 m7.9% from 279 m to 282 m3.8% from 282 m to 288 m4.2% from 288 m to 295 m-12.7% from 295 m to 301 m4.4% from 301 m to 308 m12.0% from 308 m to 313 m-0.9% from 313 m to 324 m-8.5% from 324 m to 328 m-2.1% from 328 m to 333 m1.7% from 333 m to 339 m2.1% from 339 m to 344 m-1.5% from 344 m to 350 m2.0% from 350 m to 355 m7.7% from 355 m to 361 m-5.3% from 361 m to 368 m-8.3% from 368 m to 372 m0.0% from 372 m to 377 m-3.3% from 377 m to 386 m2.3% from 386 m to 391 m-4.8% from 391 m to 399 m2.7% from 399 m to 407 m-3.4% from 407 m to 412 m5.8% from 412 m to 418 m2.5% from 418 m to 422 m1.1% from 422 m to 430 m6.3% from 430 m to 437 m3.2% from 437 m to 443 m5.2% from 443 m to 449 m12.9% from 449 m to 456 m4.7% from 456 m to 460 m11.7% from 460 m to 466 m15.6% from 466 m to 471 m10.0% from 471 m to 475 m1.9% from 475 m to 480 m12.2% from 480 m to 485 m2.6% from 485 m to 489 m3.9% from 489 m to 496 m15.6% from 496 m to 503 m18.4% from 503 m to 507 m11.9% from 507 m to 512 m26.7% from 512 m to 516 m26.8% from 516 m to 520 m28.3% from 520 m to 525 m20.6% from 525 m to 535 m21.8% from 535 m to 542 m28.4% from 542 m to 549 m10.8% from 549 m to 556 m19.0% from 556 m to 562 m18.0% from 562 m to 568 m-8.9% from 568 m to 573 m14.1% from 573 m to 582 m15.2% from 582 m to 587 m1.3% from 587 m to 594 m9.3% from 594 m to 599 m-4.4% from 599 m to 603 m6.7% from 603 m to 608 m6.5% from 608 m to 612 m13.8% from 612 m to 618 m-2.2% from 618 m to 627 m-7.3% from 627 m to 632 m2.5% from 632 m to 645 m-3.3% from 645 m to 660 m0.0% from 660 m to 665 m0.0% from 665 m to 669 m4.8% from 669 m to 675 m7.0% from 675 m to 681 m5.1% from 681 m to 687 m-4.2% from 687 m to 694 m13.3% from 694 m to 699 m1.8% from 699 m to 704 m10.0% from 704 m to 707 m1.9% from 707 m to 713 m0.0% from 713 m to 717 m-2.8% from 717 m to 721 m-5.2% from 721 m to 727 m-3.6% from 727 m to 732 m-6.7% from 732 m to 741 m-2.8% from 741 m to 745 m-3.6% from 745 m to 750 m-4.2% from 750 m to 757 m-4.4% from 757 m to 762 m-3.7% from 762 m to 767 m-3.3% from 767 m to 773 m-1.6% from 773 m to 780 m0.0% from 780 m to 787 m-2.6% from 787 m to 794 m-8.6% from 794 m to 806 m-10.9% from 806 m to 812 m-7.7% from 812 m to 818 m-9.1% from 818 m to 825 m-11.3% from 825 m to 831 m-14.0% from 831 m to 836 m-12.7% from 836 m to 842 m-6.5% from 842 m to 845 m-10.3% from 845 m to 849 m14.3% from 849 m to 853 m16.3% from 853 m to 857 m8.8% from 857 m to 863 m14.3% from 863 m to 867 m12.5% from 867 m to 871 m15.6% from 871 m to 876 m11.1% from 876 m to 880 m16.3% from 880 m to 885 m12.2% from 885 m to 889 m6.5% from 889 m to 893 m3.4% from 893 m to 899 m0.0% from 899 m to 905 m0.0% from 905 m to 910 m1.4% from 910 m to 917 m1.6% from 917 m to 923 m3.6% from 923 m to 928 m2.4% from 928 m to 933 m4.5% from 933 m to 937 m4.0% from 937 m to 945 m6.8% from 945 m to 950 m5.6% from 950 m to 958 m7.8% from 958 m to 964 m6.5% from 964 m to 970 m8.0% from 970 m to 979 m9.7% from 979 m to 986 m9.3% from 986 m to 990 m8.2% from 990 m to 996 m10.3% from 996 m to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-11.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-7.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-7.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-22.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km10.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-12.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km12.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km30.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km30.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km32.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km30.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km28.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km19.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km27.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km19.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km21.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km25.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km27.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km29.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-11.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-13.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-12.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11%3%7%2%-1%10%11%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.69 km / 1.05 miles
Elevation gain125.5 m / 412 ft
Average gradient5.8%
Maximum gradient30.9%
Elevation high242.2 m / 795 ft
Elevation low135.4 m / 444 ft
Climb difficulty score9,797.36

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 585,697th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 13,993rd most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 3,664th out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

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Ranks 196th out of 901 cycling climbs in Wollongong City Council.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Otford.

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