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Paulson Chain-up to Summit

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Crowsnest Highway, Area B (Lower Columbia/Old Glory), Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia, Canada
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance5.97 km / 3.71 miles
Elevation gain260.5 m / 855 ft
Average gradient3.9%
Maximum gradient15.4%
Elevation high1,550.7 m / 5,088 ft
Elevation low1,307.4 m / 4,289 ft
Climb difficulty score23,269.35

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 179,381st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,462nd most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 1,171st out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 48th out of 240 cycling climbs in Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.

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Ranking 15th out of 53 cycling climbs in Area B (Lower Columbia/Old Glory).

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