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Old Growth Grind

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Mount Fernie Park Road, Area A (Upper Flathead/Elk Valley), Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, V0B 1M7, Canada
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Climb Profile

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to 506 m9.6% from 506 m to 521 m5.7% from 521 m to 542 m12.5% from 542 m to 550 m16.9% from 550 m to 558 m21.2% from 558 m to 566 m16.9% from 566 m to 575 m17.3% from 575 m to 583 m13.5% from 583 m to 592 m9.4% from 592 m to 605 m9.0% from 605 m to 620 m9.6% from 620 m to 631 m10.1% from 631 m to 642 m10.3% from 642 m to 656 m6.8% from 656 m to 674 m6.9% from 674 m to 694 m9.2% from 694 m to 709 m10.4% from 709 m to 721 m10.1% from 721 m to 732 m9.0% from 732 m to 744 m11.2% from 744 m to 752 m8.8% from 752 m to 764 m9.3% from 764 m to 777 m6.9% from 777 m to 794 m8.9% from 794 m to 808 m2.2% from 808 m to 817 m8.7% from 817 m to 826 m11.4% from 826 m to 835 m8.6% from 835 m to 849 m7.1% from 849 m to 868 m4.5% from 868 m to 890 m5.6% from 890 m to 912 m9.1% from 912 m to 927 m5.1% from 927 m to 951 m6.9% from 951 m to 965 m15.4% from 965 m to 968 m14.5% from 968 m to 973 m8.9% from 973 m to 982 m4.3% from 982 m to 987 m14.4% from 987 m to 998 m10.6% from 998 m to 1.0 km8.8% from 1.0 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.07 km / 1.91 miles
Elevation gain246.2 m / 808 ft
Average gradient8%
Maximum gradient20.3%
Elevation high1,369.8 m / 4,494 ft
Elevation low1,123.6 m / 3,686 ft
Climb difficulty score24,618.74

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 163,995th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,306th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 1,074th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 65th out of 616 cycling climbs in Regional District of East Kootenay.

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Ranking 20th out of 135 cycling climbs in Area A (Upper Flathead/Elk Valley).

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