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Lower Switchback Rd Climb

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ET MAIN (ETM), Area A (Baynes Sound), Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, V0R 1S0, Canada
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Climb Profile

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470 m505 m540 m575 m8.0% from 0 m to 14 m8.6% from 14 m to 20 m10.3% from 20 m to 31 m9.4% from 31 m to 43 m9.3% from 43 m to 54 m9.4% from 54 m to 63 m10.5% from 63 m to 73 m10.4% from 73 m to 81 m11.6% from 81 m to 90 m10.6% from 90 m to 99 m11.1% from 99 m to 111 m10.3% from 111 m to 117 m8.2% from 117 m to 125 m5.6% from 125 m to 131 m7.1% from 131 m to 146 m5.8% from 146 m to 160 m6.0% from 160 m to 168 m7.3% from 168 m to 179 m7.5% from 179 m to 187 m10.2% from 187 m to 192 m12.0% from 192 m to 201 m14.1% from 201 m to 207 m13.5% from 207 m to 212 m12.5% from 212 m to 216 m13.5% from 216 m to 220 m12.8% from 220 m to 224 m12.8% from 224 m to 228 m13.5% from 228 m to 231 m11.4% from 231 m to 236 m9.4% from 236 m to 241 m12.8% from 241 m to 245 m10.8% from 245 m to 249 m10.2% from 249 m to 255 m9.4% from 255 m to 261 m11.1% from 261 m to 266 m10.3% from 266 m to 269 m9.8% from 269 m to 274 m10.5% from 274 m to 277 m11.6% from 277 m to 282 m9.3% from 282 m to 286 m11.6% from 286 m to 290 m12.0% from 290 m to 298 m12.8% from 298 m to 302 m13.8% from 302 m to 308 m14.1% from 308 m to 315 m10.2% from 315 m to 320 m10.6% from 320 m to 324 m8.8% from 324 m to 328 m8.1% from 328 m to 331 m9.3% from 331 m to 336 m9.4% from 336 m to 341 m7.0% from 341 m to 347 m9.7% from 347 m to 353 m9.9% from 353 m to 360 m9.3% from 360 m to 367 m11.4% from 367 m to 375 m7.1% from 375 m to 384 m9.4% from 384 m to 390 m10.0% from 390 m to 393 m6.7% from 393 m to 396 m8.5% from 396 m to 401 m9.8% from 401 m to 405 m12.1% from 405 m to 408 m0.0% from 408 m to 412 m10.3% from 412 m to 416 m10.0% from 416 m to 421 m9.6% from 421 m to 426 m11.9% from 426 m to 430 m9.5% from 430 m to 435 m10.9% from 435 m to 439 m9.8% from 439 m to 444 m15.1% from 444 m to 450 m17.5% from 450 m to 454 m20.9% from 454 m to 458 m18.2% from 458 m to 462 m17.9% from 462 m to 466 m17.9% from 466 m to 472 m16.3% from 472 m to 480 m14.0% from 480 m to 486 m10.4% from 486 m to 493 m5.7% from 493 m to 496 m1.6% from 496 m to 503 m10.9% from 503 m to 507 m8.3% from 507 m to 513 m2.9% from 513 m to 524 m7.0% from 524 m to 528 m-5.8% from 528 m to 535 m1.6% from 535 m to 541 m1.8% from 541 m to 547 m6.9% from 547 m to 552 m-12.9% from 552 m to 559 m-22.8% from 559 m to 564 m4.8% from 564 m to 570 m11.4% from 570 m to 575 m21.3% from 575 m to 580 m31.7% from 580 m to 584 m31.6% from 584 m to 587 m25.0% from 587 m to 591 m32.4% from 591 m to 595 m36.2% from 595 m to 599 m31.7% from 599 m to 604 m28.2% from 604 m to 607 m26.4% from 607 m to 613 m20.6% from 613 m to 616 m18.2% from 616 m to 619 m26.3% from 619 m to 623 m24.2% from 623 m to 627 m18.4% from 627 m to 630 m12.5% from 630 m to 634 m5.3% from 634 m to 638 m8.9% from 638 m to 643 m8.7% from 643 m to 647 m8.1% from 647 m to 651 m14.7% from 651 m to 654 m5.7% from 654 m to 658 m5.7% from 658 m to 661 m12.1% from 661 m to 665 m7.1% from 665 m to 669 m4.4% from 669 m to 673 m4.4% from 673 m to 678 m2.6% from 678 m to 682 m2.4% from 682 m to 686 m6.7% from 686 m to 690 m12.8% from 690 m to 695 m14.6% from 695 m to 700 m12.5% from 700 m to 705 m13.3% from 705 m to 709 m13.0% from 709 m to 715 m11.9% from 715 m to 719 m17.6% from 719 m to 722 m17.6% from 722 m to 727 m18.0% from 727 m to 732 m15.7% from 732 m to 737 m17.5% from 737 m to 741 m15.2% from 741 m to 746 m15.7% from 746 m to 751 m15.8% from 751 m to 755 m19.0% from 755 m to 759 m20.0% from 759 m to 764 m22.0% from 764 m to 768 m24.3% from 768 m to 771 m21.6% from 771 m to 775 m22.5% from 775 m to 779 m21.4% from 779 m to 783 m21.4% from 783 m to 789 m19.4% from 789 m to 792 m19.4% from 792 m to 796 m20.8% from 796 m to 801 m19.6% from 801 m to 807 m19.5% from 807 m to 811 m22.0% from 811 m to 816 m26.5% from 816 m to 819 m29.7% from 819 m to 823 m30.2% from 823 m to 827 m33.3% from 827 m to 831 m9.4% from 831 m to 835 m12.9% from 835 m to 838 m0.0% from 838 m to 842 m5.9% from 842 m to 845 m12.5% from 845 m to 849 m14.7% from 849 m to 852 m6.3% from 852 m to 856 m7.9% from 856 m to 859 m-3.2% from 859 m to 863 m29.0% from 863 m to 866 m-21.1% from 866 m to 869 m10%11%11%17%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.87 km / 0.54 miles
Elevation gain100.7 m / 330 ft
Average gradient11.6%
Maximum gradient32.3%
Elevation high573.63 m / 1,882 ft
Elevation low472.05 m / 1,549 ft
Climb difficulty score10,067.65

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 566,159th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,539th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 3,838th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 88th out of 499 cycling climbs in Comox Valley Regional District.

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Ranking 30th out of 178 cycling climbs in Area A (Baynes Sound).

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