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paluma dam climb

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Paluma Dam Road, Crystal Creek, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.26 km / 2.02 miles
Elevation gain147.4 m / 484 ft
Average gradient4.5%
Maximum gradient23.5%
Elevation high853.2 m / 2,799 ft
Elevation low705.8 m / 2,316 ft
Climb difficulty score14,746.06

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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 347,007th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,729th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 1,317th out of 16,668 cycling climbs in Queensland.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Crystal Creek.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Townsville City.

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