It’s a long way to the top
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 6.14 km / 3.81 miles |
| Elevation gain | 157 m / 515 ft |
| Average gradient | 2.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 14% |
| Elevation high | 1,283.2 m / 4,210 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,123 m / 3,684 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 15,717.12 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 318,491st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 3,003rd most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada. |
📉 Places 100th out of 3,210 cycling climbs in Alberta. |
⚖ Ranks 12th out of 1,556 cycling climbs in Calgary. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Greenwood/Greenbriar. |
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