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Strathcona Parkway, Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.26 km / 1.40 miles
Elevation gain89.6 m / 294 ft
Average gradient4%
Maximum gradient16.3%
Elevation high1,154.2 m / 3,787 ft
Elevation low1,062.8 m / 3,487 ft
Climb difficulty score8,967.44

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 653,825th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,989th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 4,463rd out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 104th out of 499 cycling climbs in Comox Valley Regional District.

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Ranking 29th out of 108 cycling climbs in Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek).

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