climbing the back of the beast
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 8.65 km / 5.38 miles |
| Elevation gain | 216.8 m / 711 ft |
| Average gradient | 2.5% |
| Maximum gradient | 12.2% |
| Elevation high | 248.2 m / 814 ft |
| Elevation low | 31.4 m / 103 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 21,719.78 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 199,929th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 1,694th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada. |
🏵️ A big one, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 437 climbs) in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
🥉 This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Newfoundland. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Corner Brook. |
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