The Ups Before the Downs
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 6.85 km / 4.26 miles |
| Elevation gain | 69.8 m / 229 ft |
| Average gradient | 0.2% |
| Maximum gradient | 12% |
| Elevation high | 164.8 m / 541 ft |
| Elevation low | 135.2 m / 444 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 1,370.06 |
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|---|---|---|---|
One spot to Todd Rd Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox Valley Regional District | 6.78 km | 0.5% | 98 m |
Headquarters to Tsolum Finish Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox Valley Regional District | 5.9 km | 0.4% | 52 m |
Ham To Howard Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox Valley Regional District | 6.55 km | 0.3% | 21 m |
DC TT Finale Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox Valley Regional District | 7.44 km | 0.5% | 43 m |
Farham Road Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox Valley Regional District | 5.72 km | 0.5% | 116 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 2,158,295th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 39,789th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada. |
📉 Places 14,222nd out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia. |
⚖ Ranks 391st out of 499 cycling climbs in Comox Valley Regional District. |
⚖ Ranking 87th out of 108 cycling climbs in Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek). |
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