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Switchback climb

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Walmer State Forest, Cochrane Court, Castlemaine, Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, 3450, Australia
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Climb Profile

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360 m370 m385 m395 m3.0% from 0 m to 7 m3.0% from 7 m to 13 m4.9% from 13 m to 19 m6.7% from 19 m to 25 m6.2% from 25 m to 30 m10.4% from 30 m to 35 m9.8% from 35 m to 39 m10.3% from 39 m to 42 m50.0% from 42 m to 42 m9.1% from 42 m to 43 m16.7% from 43 m to 44 m7.7% from 44 m to 45 m10.5% from 45 m to 47 m7.7% from 47 m to 49 m12.5% from 49 m to 51 m6.5% from 51 m to 54 m9.4% from 54 m to 57 m9.1% from 57 m to 59 m10.0% from 59 m to 60 m5.6% from 60 m to 62 m7.1% from 62 m to 64 m5.6% from 64 m to 65 m0.0% from 65 m to 67 m5.9% from 67 m to 69 m4.0% from 69 m to 71 m0.0% from 71 m to 75 m1.9% from 75 m to 80 m0.0% from 80 m to 87 m1.4% from 87 m to 94 m4.1% from 94 m to 101 m3.9% from 101 m to 109 m6.2% from 109 m to 115 m17.2% from 115 m to 121 m0.0% from 121 m to 127 m2.2% from 127 m to 131 m3.6% from 131 m to 134 m0.0% from 134 m to 136 m61.8% from 136 m to 140 m0.0% from 140 m to 144 m2.2% from 144 m to 149 m-17.6% from 149 m to 154 m0.0% from 154 m to 162 m18.0% from 162 m to 168 m1.4% from 168 m to 175 m-30.8% from 175 m to 182 m31.8% from 182 m to 188 m0.0% from 188 m to 194 m2.3% from 194 m to 198 m38.2% from 198 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 210 m34.4% from 210 m to 216 m2.0% from 216 m to 221 m0.0% from 221 m to 225 m3.6% from 225 m to 228 m0.0% from 228 m to 228 m3.6% from 228 m to 231 m5.6% from 231 m to 233 m0.0% from 233 m to 237 m1.8% from 237 m to 242 m-16.4% from 242 m to 248 m0.0% from 248 m to 252 m2.4% from 252 m to 256 m0.0% from 256 m to 261 m42.3% from 261 m to 264 m7.7% from 264 m to 265 m0.0% from 265 m to 267 m40.7% from 267 m to 270 m3.8% from 270 m to 272 m0.0% from 272 m to 276 m3.6% from 276 m to 279 m0.0% from 279 m to 281 m12.5% from 281 m to 282 m14.3% from 282 m to 282 m0.0% from 282 m to 286 m2.1% from 286 m to 290 m2.4% from 290 m to 294 m0.0% from 294 m to 298 m4.5% from 298 m to 300 m0.0% from 300 m to 301 m14.3% from 301 m to 302 m5.6% from 302 m to 303 m0.0% from 303 m to 306 m2.8% from 306 m to 310 m3.6% from 310 m to 313 m0.0% from 313 m to 314 m91.3% from 314 m to 317 m0.0% from 317 m to 319 m9.1% from 319 m to 320 m8.3% from 320 m to 321 m0.0% from 321 m to 322 m4.5% from 322 m to 324 m3.8% from 324 m to 327 m0.0% from 327 m to 329 m7.1% from 329 m to 330 m5.9% from 330 m to 332 m4.2% from 332 m to 334 m2.9% from 334 m to 338 m4.8% from 338 m to 342 m6.7% from 342 m to 345 m5.9% from 345 m to 347 m9.1% from 347 m to 348 m5.9% from 348 m to 350 m5.3% from 350 m to 351 m16.7% from 351 m to 352 m10.0% from 352 m to 354 m8.9% from 354 m to 359 m10.2% from 359 m to 363 m10.5% from 363 m to 369 m11.1% from 369 m to 375 m10.9% from 375 m to 379 m20.0% from 379 m to 380 m9.1% from 380 m to 382 m8.7% from 382 m to 385 m10.0% from 385 m to 388 m7.4% from 388 m to 390 m9.4% from 390 m to 394 m6.9% from 394 m to 396 m5.3% from 396 m to 398 m6.7% from 398 m to 400 m8.0% from 400 m to 402 m7.1% from 402 m to 404 m10.0% from 404 m to 406 m14.3% from 406 m to 406 m5.3% from 406 m to 408 m9.3% from 408 m to 413 m5.3% from 413 m to 416 m9.1% from 416 m to 422 m7.7% from 422 m to 427 m11.5% from 427 m to 430 m0.0% from 430 m to 431 m8.7% from 431 m to 433 m11.1% from 433 m to 436 m8.0% from 436 m to 438 m11.1% from 438 m to 440 m12.5% from 440 m to 442 m6.3% from 442 m to 443 m5.0% from 443 m to 445 m7.7% from 445 m to 448 m3.7% from 448 m to 450 m6.3% from 450 m to 452 m0.0% from 452 m to 453 m0.0% from 453 m to 455 m0.0% from 455 m to 456 m0.0% from 456 m to 459 m-2.7% from 459 m to 463 m-4.3% from 463 m to 468 m-8.0% from 468 m to 473 m-7.8% from 473 m to 478 m-7.7% from 478 m to 483 m-6.7% from 483 m to 489 m-5.3% from 489 m to 495 m-1.2% from 495 m to 503 m1.6% from 503 m to 509 m3.6% from 509 m to 515 m7.7% from 515 m to 520 m11.6% from 520 m to 524 m11.1% from 524 m to 528 m11.1% from 528 m to 531 m13.5% from 531 m to 535 m15.4% from 535 m to 538 m14.3% from 538 m to 540 m15.6% from 540 m to 544 m14.3% from 544 m to 546 m13.0% from 546 m to 549 m31.8% from 549 m to 551 m0.0% from 551 m to 554 m0.0% from 554 m to 556 m0.0% from 556 m to 558 m5%5%6%9%2%9%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.56 km / 0.35 miles
Elevation gain33 m / 108 ft
Average gradient5.9%
Maximum gradient23.5%
Elevation high394.9 m / 1,296 ft
Elevation low361.9 m / 1,187 ft
Climb difficulty score3,298.96

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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 1,451,943rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 40,886th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 10,759th out of 25,936 cycling climbs in Victoria.

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Ranks 11th out of 24 cycling climbs in Castlemaine.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 16 climbs) in Shire of Mount Alexander.

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