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Strathcona Parkway, Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Cat. 2

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Climb Profile

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145 m275 m405 m535 m4.1% from 0 m to 7 m7.1% from 7 m to 49 m11.1% from 49 m to 84 m11.9% from 84 m to 117 m11.5% from 117 m to 152 m4.2% from 152 m to 173 m3.7% from 173 m to 197 m11.1% from 197 m to 227 m15.4% from 227 m to 250 m15.8% from 250 m to 279 m17.6% from 279 m to 299 m18.3% from 299 m to 317 m16.9% from 317 m to 332 m8.3% from 332 m to 358 m8.1% from 358 m to 380 m9.1% from 380 m to 403 m9.7% from 403 m to 433 m9.8% from 433 m to 457 m11.2% from 457 m to 478 m11.1% from 478 m to 503 m11.5% from 503 m to 525 m12.2% from 525 m to 545 m11.3% from 545 m to 572 m9.4% from 572 m to 592 m8.9% from 592 m to 609 m11.0% from 609 m to 624 m12.2% from 624 m to 650 m13.2% from 650 m to 669 m13.1% from 669 m to 687 m12.2% from 687 m to 710 m9.7% from 710 m to 730 m9.2% from 730 m to 755 m10.6% from 755 m to 778 m13.3% from 778 m to 804 m13.4% from 804 m to 823 m17.4% from 823 m to 846 m18.5% from 846 m to 872 m15.5% from 872 m to 886 m10.3% from 886 m to 904 m3.1% from 904 m to 931 m3.6% from 931 m to 953 m6.7% from 953 m to 978 m10.9% from 978 m to 999 m12.4% from 999 m to 1.0 km11.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km8.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km9.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km23.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km23.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km22.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km17.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km14.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.3% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km5.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km9.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.1% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km12.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km10.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.3% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km12.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km11.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km11.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km8.3% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km8.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km10.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.6% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km13.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km13.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km12.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km10.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km10.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km11.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km10.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km11.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.7% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km12.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.7% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km6.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-0.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-2.0% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-3.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-3.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.6% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km3.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km10.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km10.4% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km8.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km10.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9.6% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km8.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km10.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km11.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.3% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km5.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km8.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km10.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km9.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km7.5% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km8.1% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km7.4% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km6.8% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km7.3% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km7.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km8.1% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km9.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km11.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km11.2% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km7.7% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km6.7% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km5.8% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km6.8% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km9.1% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km9.4% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km7.8% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km8.2% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km11.0% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km11.0% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km10.5% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km11.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.9% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km5.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km8.2% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km7.4% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km11%11%12%9%11%6%9%8%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km3.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance3.96 km / 2.46 miles
Elevation gain384.8 m / 1,262 ft
Average gradient9.7%
Maximum gradient19.7%
Elevation high533.57 m / 1,751 ft
Elevation low148.79 m / 488 ft
Climb difficulty score38,498

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 70,492nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 518th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 445th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 12th out of 499 cycling climbs in Comox Valley Regional District.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 108 climbs) in Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek).

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