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Alpe d'Benson

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Nanaimo Lakes Road, Westwood, Area C (Arrowsmith-Benson), Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 5P4, Canada
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Climb Profile

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155 m315 m480 m640 m-1.9% from 0 m to 64 m0.3% from 64 m to 126 m3.8% from 126 m to 192 m-0.8% from 192 m to 254 m-8.6% from 254 m to 315 m-2.3% from 315 m to 340 m-0.3% from 340 m to 402 m2.6% from 402 m to 467 m1.0% from 467 m to 488 m1.5% from 488 m to 553 m4.9% from 553 m to 569 m4.8% from 569 m to 636 m0.7% from 636 m to 664 m0.0% from 664 m to 690 m6.9% from 690 m to 755 m5.3% from 755 m to 817 m9.5% from 817 m to 878 m-3.4% from 878 m to 884 m-3.6% from 884 m to 949 m-0.6% from 949 m to 998 m6.7% from 998 m to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-0.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-2.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km10.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km1.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-0.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.2% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-1.6% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.4% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km6.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km7.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km3.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km6.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km7.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.6% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km5.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.1% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km5.7% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km8.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km6.7% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km10.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.1% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km6.7% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km3.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km2.3% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km2.9% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km1.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-4.6% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km3.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km10.7% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km9.5% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.2% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km5.2% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km7.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km6.1% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km3.9% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km13.3% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km9.0% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km8.7% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km2.2% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km4.6% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km4.9% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km4.0% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km6.1% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km5.1% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km-4.6% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km5.6% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km6.8% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km9.3% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km24.6% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km22.8% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km5.4% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km-0.3% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km-0.3% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km6.0% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km6.6% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km6.1% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km6.7% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km4.3% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km-1.8% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km1.3% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km4.2% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km12.1% from 5.4 km to 5.4 km6.5% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km6.1% from 5.5 km to 5.5 km13.7% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km14.4% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km12.7% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km9.7% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km9.5% from 5.8 km to 5.8 km-3.1% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km12.3% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km14.2% from 6.0 km to 6.0 km2.0% from 6.0 km to 6.0 km-5.6% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km8.0% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km8.1% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km0.6% from 6.2 km to 6.3 km2.8% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km8.1% from 6.3 km to 6.4 km1.6% from 6.4 km to 6.5 km-3.2% from 6.5 km to 6.5 km1.1% from 6.5 km to 6.6 km5.5% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km11.5% from 6.6 km to 6.7 km9.1% from 6.7 km to 6.8 km5.1% from 6.8 km to 6.8 km4.8% from 6.8 km to 6.9 km2.2% from 6.9 km to 7.0 km6.4% from 7.0 km to 7.0 km10.5% from 7.0 km to 7.1 km12.9% from 7.1 km to 7.1 km9.1% from 7.1 km to 7.2 km7.9% from 7.2 km to 7.3 km4.0% from 7.3 km to 7.3 km2.6% from 7.3 km to 7.4 km10.8% from 7.4 km to 7.4 km9.1% from 7.4 km to 7.5 km6.4% from 7.5 km to 7.6 km5.6% from 7.6 km to 7.6 km4.0% from 7.6 km to 7.7 km2.1% from 7.7 km to 7.7 km2.7% from 7.7 km to 7.8 km2.1% from 7.8 km to 7.9 km3.6% from 7.9 km to 7.9 km12.0% from 7.9 km to 8.0 km10.2% from 8.0 km to 8.1 km8.9% from 8.1 km to 8.1 km6.8% from 8.1 km to 8.2 km9.0% from 8.2 km to 8.2 km7.5% from 8.2 km to 8.3 km6.6% from 8.3 km to 8.4 km-1.0% from 8.4 km to 8.4 km-1.6% from 8.4 km to 8.5 km8.0% from 8.5 km to 8.6 km4.6% from 8.6 km to 8.6 km0.8% from 8.6 km to 8.7 km9.2% from 8.7 km to 8.7 km5.0% from 8.7 km to 8.8 km-1.7% from 8.8 km to 8.9 km0.6% from 8.9 km to 8.9 km6.9% from 8.9 km to 9.0 km3.7% from 9.0 km to 9.1 km-3.6% from 9.1 km to 9.1 km-5.1% from 9.1 km to 9.2 km3%6%7%5%4%0 m2 km4 km6 km8 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance9.17 km / 5.70 miles
Elevation gain470.7 m / 1,544 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient15.9%
Elevation high638 m / 2,093 ft
Elevation low156.9 m / 515 ft
Climb difficulty score47,065.19

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 43,553rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 298th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 263rd out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

🥈️

This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Regional District of Nanaimo.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Area C (Arrowsmith-Benson).

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