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Switchback Trail Climb

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Switchback Trail, Wildwood, Powell River, qathet Regional District, British Columbia, V8A 4T1, Canada
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Climb Profile

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-35 m-10 m20 m45 m5.1% from 0 m to 12 m12.5% from 12 m to 25 m9.7% from 25 m to 37 m6.0% from 37 m to 44 m13.3% from 44 m to 50 m7.1% from 50 m to 55 m3.2% from 55 m to 74 m10.1% from 74 m to 86 m9.7% from 86 m to 96 m6.7% from 96 m to 111 m2.8% from 111 m to 119 m3.2% from 119 m to 125 m7.8% from 125 m to 138 m2.7% from 138 m to 174 m7.3% from 174 m to 180 m8.8% from 180 m to 191 m0.0% from 191 m to 208 m1.8% from 208 m to 219 m7.9% from 219 m to 229 m4.3% from 229 m to 239 m0.0% from 239 m to 243 m25.0% from 243 m to 245 m11.3% from 245 m to 250 m6.0% from 250 m to 257 m7.1% from 257 m to 274 m18.6% from 274 m to 278 m9.5% from 278 m to 283 m8.6% from 283 m to 301 m7.8% from 301 m to 312 m2.4% from 312 m to 320 m13.2% from 320 m to 332 m6.0% from 332 m to 349 m5.0% from 349 m to 377 m7.2% from 377 m to 393 m8.7% from 393 m to 396 m21.1% from 396 m to 397 m50.0% from 397 m to 399 m11.1% from 399 m to 401 m7.5% from 401 m to 414 m5.3% from 414 m to 418 m7.0% from 418 m to 430 m8.3% from 430 m to 446 m4.8% from 446 m to 467 m5.3% from 467 m to 490 m7.5% from 490 m to 500 m4.1% from 500 m to 505 m3.3% from 505 m to 530 m0.0% from 530 m to 540 m1.9% from 540 m to 550 m4.0% from 550 m to 555 m5.9% from 555 m to 565 m3.8% from 565 m to 571 m4.0% from 571 m to 581 m11.4% from 581 m to 590 m12.2% from 590 m to 598 m4.5% from 598 m to 602 m6.5% from 602 m to 618 m3.9% from 618 m to 623 m4.2% from 623 m to 627 m6.3% from 627 m to 637 m4.3% from 637 m to 646 m3.8% from 646 m to 651 m3.5% from 651 m to 674 m4.1% from 674 m to 704 m5.2% from 704 m to 715 m3.4% from 715 m to 733 m3.5% from 733 m to 750 m7.1% from 750 m to 755 m12.0% from 755 m to 764 m18.8% from 764 m to 770 m23.1% from 770 m to 773 m26.7% from 773 m to 776 m11.8% from 776 m to 779 m20.0% from 779 m to 782 m19.4% from 782 m to 788 m20.0% from 788 m to 793 m14.8% from 793 m to 796 m22.2% from 796 m to 800 m19.0% from 800 m to 804 m16.0% from 804 m to 806 m11.8% from 806 m to 817 m8.3% from 817 m to 824 m10.0% from 824 m to 830 m14.4% from 830 m to 839 m6.5% from 839 m to 855 m12.9% from 855 m to 858 m14.3% from 858 m to 865 m17.1% from 865 m to 872 m0.0% from 872 m to 875 m0.0% from 875 m to 889 m5.6% from 889 m to 914 m12.2% from 914 m to 919 m4.0% from 919 m to 929 m5.7% from 929 m to 947 m9.2% from 947 m to 960 m7.9% from 960 m to 967 m12.5% from 967 m to 970 m10.1% from 970 m to 978 m9.1% from 978 m to 983 m0.0% from 983 m to 989 m0.0% from 989 m to 995 m-0.7% from 995 m to 1.0 km3.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-1.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-3.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6%7%4%10%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.26 km / 0.78 miles
Elevation gain73.2 m / 240 ft
Average gradient5.8%
Maximum gradient13.8%
Elevation high41.4 m / 136 ft
Elevation low-31.8 m / -104 ft
Climb difficulty score7,324.24

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 815,656th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 10,629th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 5,650th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 30th out of 86 cycling climbs in qathet Regional District.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 30 climbs) in Powell River.

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