The switchbacks
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 0.81 km / 0.50 miles |
| Elevation gain | 67.8 m / 222 ft |
| Average gradient | 8.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 41.6% |
| Elevation high | 315.8 m / 1,036 ft |
| Elevation low | 248 m / 814 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 6,779.12 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 868,566th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 22,235th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia. |
📉 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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