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Lower Mt Benson Rd

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Upper Pink Unicorn, Area C (Arrowsmith-Benson), Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 6W2, Canada
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.04 km / 1.27 miles
Elevation gain72.7 m / 239 ft
Average gradient3.6%
Maximum gradient45.5%
Elevation high403.7 m / 1,324 ft
Elevation low321.8 m / 1,056 ft
Climb difficulty score7,279.84

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 819,785th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 10,697th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 5,681st out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 163rd out of 610 cycling climbs in Regional District of Nanaimo.

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Ranking 68th out of 187 cycling climbs in Area C (Arrowsmith-Benson).

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