It’s a long way to the top

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Stoney Trail NW, Greenwood/Greenbriar, Calgary, Alberta, T2L 4C4, Canada

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance6.14 km / 3.81 miles
Elevation gain157 m / 515 ft
Average gradient2.6%
Maximum gradient14%
Elevation high1,283.2 m / 4,210 ft
Elevation low1,123 m / 3,684 ft
Climb difficulty score15,717.12

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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.

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Places 100th out of 3,210 cycling climbs in Alberta.

Ranks 12th out of 1,556 cycling climbs in Calgary.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Greenwood/Greenbriar.

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