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Paluma Dam Rd Climb

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

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km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km10.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km29.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km25.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km52.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 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Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.28 km / 1.42 miles
Elevation gain96.5 m / 317 ft
Average gradient4.2%
Maximum gradient20.8%
Elevation high906.98 m / 2,976 ft
Elevation low810.51 m / 2,659 ft
Climb difficulty score9,651.59

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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 596,798th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,327th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 2,246th out of 16,668 cycling climbs in Queensland.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Crystal Creek.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Townsville City.

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