The Grind 2016

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The Grind, The Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario, L9Y 0P1, Canada
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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240 m310 m375 m445 m7.0% from 0 m to 6 m11.5% from 6 m to 18 m9.1% from 18 m to 20 m11.6% from 20 m to 27 m14.3% from 27 m to 34 m9.5% from 34 m to 36 m19.5% from 36 m to 40 m24.4% from 40 m to 44 m15.8% from 44 m to 48 m22.2% from 48 m to 50 m23.3% from 50 m to 56 m11.1% from 56 m to 58 m18.2% from 58 m to 62 m18.5% from 62 m to 69 m17.6% from 69 m to 75 m24.0% from 75 m to 78 m9.8% from 78 m to 86 m12.1% from 86 m to 89 m8.7% from 89 m to 99 m0.0% from 99 m to 102 m2.7% from 102 m to 116 m0.0% from 116 m to 119 m5.0% from 119 m to 127 m6.5% from 127 m to 130 m1.7% from 130 m to 141 m1.2% from 141 m to 158 m3.8% from 158 m to 168 m2.2% from 168 m to 177 m6.5% from 177 m to 196 m11.1% from 196 m to 201 m6.3% from 201 m to 211 m6.6% from 211 m to 217 m13.1% from 217 m to 223 m8.6% from 223 m to 232 m16.7% from 232 m to 235 m8.7% from 235 m to 242 m9.5% from 242 m to 244 m18.2% from 244 m to 246 m13.6% from 246 m to 255 m18.2% from 255 m to 257 m12.3% from 257 m to 263 m23.1% from 263 m to 266 m13.8% from 266 m to 272 m10.4% from 272 m to 281 m9.4% from 281 m to 292 m9.5% from 292 m to 294 m13.6% from 294 m to 298 m19.5% from 298 m to 303 m21.6% from 303 m to 306 m28.6% from 306 m to 308 m29.2% from 308 m to 312 m10.0% from 312 m to 314 m14.0% from 314 m to 320 m17.9% from 320 m to 326 m13.8% from 326 m to 329 m10.2% from 329 m to 338 m12.5% from 338 m to 340 m0.0% from 340 m to 346 m10.0% from 346 m to 350 m11.4% from 350 m to 354 m10.0% from 354 m to 356 m10.3% from 356 m to 359 m12.5% from 359 m to 363 m26.7% from 363 m to 364 m21.4% from 364 m to 370 m11.1% from 370 m to 372 m13.3% from 372 m to 373 m19.4% from 373 m to 376 m20.0% from 376 m to 380 m30.0% from 380 m to 382 m9.5% from 382 m to 384 m22.7% from 384 m to 389 m11.1% from 389 m to 398 m16.7% from 398 m to 400 m16.7% from 400 m to 406 m18.2% from 406 m to 409 m18.7% from 409 m to 413 m15.8% from 413 m to 416 m15.1% from 416 m to 422 m24.2% from 422 m to 425 m18.2% from 425 m to 427 m7.5% from 427 m to 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.85 km / 1.15 miles
Elevation gain202.6 m / 665 ft
Average gradient11%
Maximum gradient32%
Elevation high444.6 m / 1,459 ft
Elevation low242 m / 794 ft
Climb difficulty score20,254.21

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 222,049th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,905th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 60th out of 18,309 cycling climbs in Ontario.

Ranks 40th out of 536 cycling climbs in Grey County.

Ranking 36th out of 255 cycling climbs in The Blue Mountains.

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