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The Swithcback

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Yoho Valley Road, Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake), Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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Climb Profile

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1335 m1350 m1370 m1385 m7.4% from 0 m to 5 m2.6% from 5 m to 21 m7.7% from 21 m to 26 m8.2% from 26 m to 31 m10.0% from 31 m to 35 m9.3% from 35 m to 39 m5.8% from 39 m to 50 m12.9% from 50 m to 53 m10.8% from 53 m to 56 m11.1% from 56 m to 60 m18.7% from 60 m to 63 m11.8% from 63 m to 67 m9.3% from 67 m to 71 m7.5% from 71 m to 76 m17.1% from 76 m to 80 m10.3% from 80 m to 84 m4.3% from 84 m to 98 m10.8% from 98 m to 101 m9.1% from 101 m to 106 m10.7% from 106 m to 111 m10.8% from 111 m to 115 m6.7% from 115 m to 124 m13.8% from 124 m to 127 m20.0% from 127 m to 130 m12.9% from 130 m to 133 m22.2% from 133 m to 136 m14.8% from 136 m to 138 m13.8% from 138 m to 141 m16.7% from 141 m to 144 m9.5% from 144 m to 148 m22.2% from 148 m to 151 m7.5% from 151 m to 156 m13.3% from 156 m to 159 m11.4% from 159 m to 162 m9.1% from 162 m to 167 m10.0% from 167 m to 171 m0.0% from 171 m to 180 m0.0% from 180 m to 183 m2.8% from 183 m to 198 m17.6% from 198 m to 201 m12.1% from 201 m to 204 m20.0% from 204 m to 207 m14.8% from 207 m to 210 m8.2% from 210 m to 215 m18.2% from 215 m to 217 m17.4% from 217 m to 219 m12.9% from 219 m to 222 m20.0% from 222 m to 225 m4.8% from 225 m to 234 m19.0% from 234 m to 236 m21.1% from 236 m to 238 m44.4% from 238 m to 239 m40.0% from 239 m to 240 m0.0% from 240 m to 242 m16.7% from 242 m to 244 m14.8% from 244 m to 247 m14.8% from 247 m to 249 m13.8% from 249 m to 252 m23.1% from 252 m to 255 m3.4% from 255 m to 267 m15.4% from 267 m to 269 m27.3% from 269 m to 271 m21.3% from 271 m to 276 m7.4% from 276 m to 282 m18.2% from 282 m to 284 m7.4% from 284 m to 289 m12.1% from 289 m to 292 m14.3% from 292 m to 295 m10.3% from 295 m to 299 m11.8% from 299 m to 303 m11.4% from 303 m to 306 m13.8% from 306 m to 309 m13.8% from 309 m to 312 m7.3% from 312 m to 320 m13.8% from 320 m to 323 m11.8% from 323 m to 326 m26.1% from 326 m to 329 m15.4% from 329 m to 331 m3.4% from 331 m to 349 m22.2% from 349 m to 352 m16.0% from 352 m to 354 m24.0% from 354 m to 357 m25.0% from 357 m to 359 m3.7% from 359 m to 370 m12.5% from 370 m to 373 m16.0% from 373 m to 375 m21.4% from 375 m to 378 m15.4% from 378 m to 381 m5.8% from 381 m to 388 m12.5% from 388 m to 391 m17.4% from 391 m to 393 m20.0% from 393 m to 395 m25.0% from 395 m to 398 m8.2% from 398 m to 403 m14.8% from 403 m to 405 m23.5% from 405 m to 407 m16.7% from 407 m to 409 m13.8% from 409 m to 412 m6.5% from 412 m to 418 m16.7% from 418 m to 422 m10.8% from 422 m to 426 m15.8% from 426 m to 430 m10.3% from 430 m to 433 m4.0% from 433 m to 448 m10.3% from 448 m to 452 m10.3% from 452 m to 456 m16.7% from 456 m to 460 m11.4% from 460 m to 463 m0.0% from 463 m to 490 m3.3% from 490 m to 502 m8%9%13%11%7%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
Distance0.5 km / 0.31 miles
Elevation gain48.2 m / 158 ft
Average gradient9.6%
Maximum gradient21.8%
Elevation high1,384.4 m / 4,542 ft
Elevation low1,336.2 m / 4,384 ft
Climb difficulty score4,820.16

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,128,847th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 16,272nd most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 7,800th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 322nd out of 565 cycling climbs in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District.

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Ranking 65th out of 93 cycling climbs in Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake).

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