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Switchback Access

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Switchback Access, Area A (Baynes Sound), Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, V0R 1S0, Canada
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Climb Profile

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555 m595 m630 m670 m0.0% from 0 m to 11 m14.8% from 11 m to 14 m26.1% from 14 m to 16 m18.2% from 16 m to 19 m16.7% from 19 m to 21 m18.2% from 21 m to 23 m16.7% from 23 m to 26 m20.0% from 26 m to 28 m27.3% from 28 m to 30 m19.0% from 30 m to 32 m20.0% from 32 m to 34 m6.3% from 34 m to 40 m21.1% from 40 m to 42 m18.2% from 42 m to 44 m26.1% from 44 m to 47 m19.0% from 47 m to 49 m0.0% from 49 m to 52 m10.8% from 52 m to 56 m21.1% from 56 m to 58 m40.0% from 58 m to 59 m17.4% from 59 m to 62 m23.5% from 62 m to 63 m0.0% from 63 m to 66 m16.2% from 66 m to 69 m21.1% from 69 m to 71 m21.1% from 71 m to 73 m28.6% from 73 m to 75 m20.0% from 75 m to 77 m7.3% from 77 m to 85 m22.2% from 85 m to 87 m30.0% from 87 m to 89 m16.7% from 89 m to 92 m18.2% from 92 m to 94 m5.9% from 94 m to 104 m19.0% from 104 m to 106 m18.2% from 106 m to 108 m17.4% from 108 m to 111 m19.0% from 111 m to 113 m3.8% from 113 m to 123 m20.0% from 123 m to 125 m30.0% from 125 m to 127 m19.0% from 127 m to 129 m17.4% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.75 km / 1.09 miles
Elevation gain112 m / 367 ft
Average gradient6.4%
Maximum gradient26.8%
Elevation high667.6 m / 2,190 ft
Elevation low555.6 m / 1,823 ft
Climb difficulty score11,199.36

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 495,472nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,495th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 3,324th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 72nd out of 499 cycling climbs in Comox Valley Regional District.

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Ranking 20th out of 178 cycling climbs in Area A (Baynes Sound).

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