The switchbacks

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Yabby Hill, Kalorama, Melbourne, Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, 3766, Australia
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Climb Profile

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to 482 m13.3% from 482 m to 483 m66.7% from 483 m to 483 m0.0% from 483 m to 486 m14.3% from 486 m to 489 m5.9% from 489 m to 492 m5.4% from 492 m to 496 m5.9% from 496 m to 499 m5.7% from 499 m to 503 m5.7% from 503 m to 506 m10.5% from 506 m to 510 m4.8% from 510 m to 514 m4.9% from 514 m to 518 m6.1% from 518 m to 522 m0.0% from 522 m to 524 m18.2% from 524 m to 525 m0.0% from 525 m to 527 m14.8% from 527 m to 530 m0.0% from 530 m to 533 m6.1% from 533 m to 536 m6.5% from 536 m to 539 m6.2% from 539 m to 542 m6.2% from 542 m to 546 m6.1% from 546 m to 549 m13.8% from 549 m to 552 m7.4% from 552 m to 554 m14.3% from 554 m to 557 m6.5% from 557 m to 560 m6.7% from 560 m to 563 m0.0% from 563 m to 567 m6.1% from 567 m to 570 m0.0% from 570 m to 573 m10.5% from 573 m to 575 m0.0% from 575 m to 576 m0.0% from 576 m to 577 m0.0% from 577 m to 579 m0.0% from 579 m to 582 m0.0% from 582 m to 585 m6.3% from 585 m to 589 m0.0% from 589 m to 592 m6.2% from 592 m to 595 m6.7% from 595 m to 598 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698 m8.0% from 698 m to 700 m7.1% from 700 m to 703 m6.9% from 703 m to 706 m22.2% from 706 m to 709 m21.1% from 709 m to 711 m14.8% from 711 m to 713 m12.9% from 713 m to 716 m6.7% from 716 m to 719 m12.1% from 719 m to 723 m5.6% from 723 m to 726 m6.2% from 726 m to 729 m8.3% from 729 m to 732 m12.5% from 732 m to 733 m8.7% from 733 m to 736 m8.0% from 736 m to 738 m7.7% from 738 m to 741 m7.1% from 741 m to 744 m8.3% from 744 m to 746 m8.3% from 746 m to 748 m7.1% from 748 m to 751 m0.0% from 751 m to 754 m8.7% from 754 m to 756 m15.4% from 756 m to 759 m7.1% from 759 m to 762 m14.8% from 762 m to 764 m7.7% from 764 m to 767 m14.3% from 767 m to 770 m6.9% from 770 m to 773 m13.8% from 773 m to 775 m9.1% from 775 m to 778 m8.7% from 778 m to 780 m7.7% from 780 m to 783 m0.0% from 783 m to 785 m6.9% from 785 m to 788 m14.8% from 788 m to 791 m7.7% from 791 m to 794 m7.4% from 794 m to 796 m22.2% from 796 m to 799 m12.1% from 799 m to 802 m6.5% from 802 m to 805 m0.0% from 805 m to 808 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.81 km / 0.50 miles
Elevation gain67.8 m / 222 ft
Average gradient8.4%
Maximum gradient41.6%
Elevation high315.8 m / 1,036 ft
Elevation low248 m / 814 ft
Climb difficulty score6,779.12

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 868,566th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,235th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 5,823rd out of 25,936 cycling climbs in Victoria.

Ranks 2,347th out of 14,727 cycling climbs in Melbourne.

Ranking 25th out of 73 cycling climbs in Kalorama.

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