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Milky Way Access

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Columbia-Kootenay Road, Area B (Lower Columbia/Old Glory), Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia, V0G 1Y0, Canada
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Climb Profile

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1025 m1070 m1110 m1155 m6.3% from 0 m to 3 m3.3% from 3 m to 6 m5.2% from 6 m to 12 m3.2% from 12 m to 15 m3.0% from 15 m to 18 m6.1% from 18 m to 22 m3.2% from 22 m to 25 m7.0% from 25 m to 31 m0.0% from 31 m to 36 m0.0% from 36 m to 41 m2.1% from 41 m to 46 m5.4% from 46 m to 51 m5.2% from 51 m to 57 m5.7% from 57 m to 62 m6.1% from 62 m to 67 m8.2% from 67 m to 72 m10.5% from 72 m to 78 m13.3% from 78 m to 81 m13.3% from 81 m to 84 m13.2% from 84 m to 89 m16.3% from 89 m to 94 m14.9% from 94 m to 99 m20.5% from 99 m to 103 m20.9% from 103 m to 107 m17.8% from 107 m to 112 m14.3% from 112 m to 116 m20.5% from 116 m to 121 m22.0% from 121 m to 126 m23.9% from 126 m to 130 m26.5% from 130 m to 135 m26.1% from 135 m to 140 m29.5% from 140 m to 144 m28.6% from 144 m to 149 m27.9% from 149 m to 153 m32.6% from 153 m to 158 m29.2% from 158 m to 163 m31.4% from 163 m to 168 m32.6% from 168 m to 172 m33.3% from 172 m to 176 m23.5% from 176 m to 181 m11.5% from 181 m to 186 m13.0% from 186 m to 191 m8.5% from 191 m to 196 m11.8% from 196 m to 201 m12.2% from 201 m to 206 m17.3% from 206 m to 211 m22.9% from 211 m to 216 m21.6% from 216 m to 219 m18.2% from 219 m to 223 m27.0% from 223 m to 226 m14.7% from 226 m to 230 m12.1% from 230 m to 233 m14.7% from 233 m to 236 m12.5% from 236 m to 240 m15.6% from 240 m to 243 m14.0% from 243 m to 247 m16.7% from 247 m to 251 m17.1% from 251 m to 255 m17.8% from 255 m to 259 m19.5% from 259 m to 263 m20.0% from 263 m to 267 m17.6% from 267 m to 271 m15.8% from 271 m to 275 m19.0% from 275 m to 279 m24.2% from 279 m to 282 m24.2% from 282 m to 285 m25.6% from 285 m to 290 m19.4% from 290 m to 293 m16.1% from 293 m to 296 m9.7% from 296 m to 299 m2.9% from 299 m to 302 m10.8% from 302 m to 306 m6.1% from 306 m to 309 m7.3% from 309 m to 314 m10.5% from 314 m to 317 m11.1% from 317 m to 321 m8.3% from 321 m to 325 m15.2% from 325 m to 328 m8.1% from 328 m to 332 m10.3% from 332 m to 335 m3.0% from 335 m to 339 m0.0% from 339 m to 342 m5.9% from 342 m to 346 m5.7% from 346 m to 349 m5.9% from 349 m to 353 m8.6% from 353 m to 356 m0.0% from 356 m to 359 m7.7% from 359 m to 363 m16.7% from 363 m to 368 m9.8% from 368 m to 372 m7.3% from 372 m to 376 m5.1% from 376 m to 380 m2.6% from 380 m to 384 m8.3% from 384 m to 388 m8.1% from 388 m to 391 m2.9% from 391 m to 395 m0.0% from 395 m to 398 m0.0% from 398 m to 402 m0.0% from 402 m to 406 m2.5% from 406 m to 410 m2.8% from 410 m to 413 m10.0% from 413 m to 417 m10.3% from 417 m to 421 m2.6% from 421 m to 425 m0.0% from 425 m to 429 m-5.4% from 429 m to 433 m-7.7% from 433 m to 437 m5.4% from 437 m to 440 m18.9% from 440 m to 444 m22.9% from 444 m to 447 m14.3% from 447 m to 451 m20.5% from 451 m to 455 m18.6% from 455 m to 459 m22.7% from 459 m to 464 m20.9% from 464 m to 468 m17.9% from 468 m to 472 m22.0% from 472 m to 476 m29.5% from 476 m to 480 m22.6% from 480 m to 483 m26.1% from 483 m to 488 m16.2% from 488 m to 492 m15.8% from 492 m to 495 m12.8% from 495 m to 500 m3.3% from 500 m to 503 m10.5% from 503 m to 507 m13.3% from 507 m to 510 m18.6% from 510 m to 514 m17.8% from 514 m to 519 m21.4% from 519 m to 523 m15.0% from 523 m to 527 m23.4% from 527 m to 532 m15.8% from 532 m to 535 m16.7% from 535 m to 539 m18.4% from 539 m to 543 m15.4% from 543 m to 547 m15.4% from 547 m to 551 m23.4% from 551 m to 555 m20.9% from 555 m to 560 m20.6% from 560 m to 563 m21.9% from 563 m to 566 m26.5% from 566 m to 570 m22.5% from 570 m to 574 m21.1% from 574 m to 577 m20.5% from 577 m to 582 m21.4% from 582 m to 586 m15.4% from 586 m to 590 m5.0% from 590 m to 594 m9.1% from 594 m to 598 m25.0% from 598 m to 603 m27.0% from 603 m to 606 m6.3% from 606 m to 610 m11.8% from 610 m to 613 m10.3% from 613 m to 617 m14.0% from 617 m to 621 m11.1% from 621 m to 626 m6.1% from 626 m to 629 m9.8% from 629 m to 633 m9.1% from 633 m to 636 m5.7% from 636 m to 640 m5.1% from 640 m to 644 m-7.5% from 644 m to 648 m-8.6% from 648 m to 651 m5.4% from 651 m to 655 m18.7% from 655 m to 660 m22.6% from 660 m to 665 m17.9% from 665 m to 671 m18.9% from 671 m to 676 m13.3% from 676 m to 681 m8.2% from 681 m to 685 m12.5% from 685 m to 690 m12.5% from 690 m to 695 m15.6% from 695 m to 700 m19.6% from 700 m to 704 m25.0% from 704 m to 708 m25.0% from 708 m to 712 m27.3% from 712 m to 715 m34.3% from 715 m to 719 m36.1% from 719 m to 722 m32.4% from 722 m to 726 m32.4% from 726 m to 729 m33.3% from 729 m to 732 m28.6% from 732 m to 736 m18.4% from 736 m to 740 m17.5% from 740 m to 744 m25.6% from 744 m to 747 m25.0% from 747 m to 751 m23.4% from 751 m to 756 m12.5% from 756 m to 760 m21.3% from 760 m to 764 m15.2% from 764 m to 768 m19.4% from 768 m to 771 m-7.3% from 771 m to 775 m-12.2% from 775 m to 780 m-7.0% from 780 m to 784 m-2.9% from 784 m to 787 m0.0% from 787 m to 791 m-3.0% from 791 m to 795 m-11.1% from 795 m to 798 m0.0% from 798 m to 801 m-6.2% from 801 m to 804 m-2.7% from 804 m to 808 m2.7% from 808 m to 812 m12.9% from 812 m to 815 m12.1% from 815 m to 818 m5.7% from 818 m to 822 m0.0% from 822 m to 825 m-12.2% from 825 m to 830 m-11.1% from 830 m to 834 m2.6% from 834 m to 838 m-5.6% from 838 m to 841 m-12.5% from 841 m to 844 m-11.8% from 844 m to 850 m-11.1% from 850 m to 854 m-12.5% from 854 m to 858 m-15.2% from 858 m to 863 m-11.4% from 863 m to 867 m-12.5% from 867 m to 871 m-12.2% from 871 m to 875 m-11.9% from 875 m to 879 m-4.7% from 879 m to 884 m-2.4% from 884 m to 888 m0.0% from 888 m to 892 m2.5% from 892 m to 896 m0.0% from 896 m to 899 m5.4% from 899 m to 903 m4.4% from 903 m to 908 m2.3% from 908 m to 912 m4.7% from 912 m to 916 m2.4% from 916 m to 920 m7.0% from 920 m to 925 m9.1% from 925 m to 929 m12.2% from 929 m to 934 m11.1% from 934 m to 938 m10.4% from 938 m to 943 m12.5% from 943 m to 948 m14.6% from 948 m to 953 m12.0% from 953 m to 958 m18.2% from 958 m to 962 m19.1% from 962 m to 967 m20.4% from 967 m to 972 m11.1% from 972 m to 976 m12.5% from 976 m to 981 m6.0% from 981 m to 986 m7.5% from 986 m to 990 m17.8% from 990 m to 995 m23.9% from 995 m to 999 m23.3% from 999 m to 1.0 km25.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15%12%17%3%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.03 km / 0.64 miles
Elevation gain123.2 m / 404 ft
Average gradient12%
Maximum gradient33.8%
Elevation high1,150.8 m / 3,776 ft
Elevation low1,027.6 m / 3,371 ft
Climb difficulty score12,323.32

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 438,594th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 4,675th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 2,920th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 93rd out of 240 cycling climbs in Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.

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Ranking 26th out of 53 cycling climbs in Area B (Lower Columbia/Old Glory).

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