a-b

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Il Merlo, Sentiero di Grande Guerra, Valfurva, Comunità montana Alta Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardy, 23030, Italy
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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1850 m1925 m2005 m2080 m11.9% from 0 m to 8 m1.5% from 8 m to 22 m11.0% from 22 m to 31 m14.1% from 31 m to 39 m19.4% from 39 m to 46 m14.0% from 46 m to 54 m11.0% from 54 m to 63 m8.5% from 63 m to 75 m12.6% from 75 m to 86 m11.3% from 86 m to 97 m6.7% from 97 m to 112 m7.9% from 112 m to 127 m5.4% from 127 m to 149 m7.2% from 149 m to 163 m8.4% from 163 m to 177 m6.3% from 177 m to 193 m5.1% from 193 m to 217 m4.3% from 217 m to 235 m4.7% from 235 m to 261 m5.1% from 261 m to 281 m15.2% from 281 m to 287 m10.6% from 287 m to 299 m10.1% from 299 m to 311 m8.6% from 311 m to 320 m10.3% from 320 m to 330 m11.0% from 330 m to 339 m14.5% from 339 m to 347 m13.6% from 347 m to 356 m15.4% from 356 m to 364 m10.4% from 364 m to 371 m13.2% from 371 m to 379 m15.4% from 379 m to 387 m15.0% from 387 m to 391 m22.2% from 391 m to 394 m15.4% from 394 m to 398 m10.0% from 398 m to 400 m15.2% from 400 m to 407 m8.5% from 407 m to 421 m12.2% from 421 m to 431 m9.3% from 431 m to 435 m10.7% from 435 m to 441 m28.6% from 441 m to 442 m0.0% from 442 m to 444 m15.1% from 444 m to 449 m16.4% from 449 m to 455 m10.0% from 455 m to 457 m18.9% from 457 m to 462 m19.6% from 462 m to 467 m11.8% from 467 m to 476 m14.5% from 476 m to 483 m14.3% from 483 m to 490 m19.3% from 490 m to 498 m20.8% from 498 m to 503 m11.3% from 503 m to 510 m25.0% from 510 m to 515 m20.3% from 515 m to 521 m20.3% from 521 m to 527 m15.6% from 527 m to 533 m13.3% from 533 m to 541 m16.7% from 541 m to 547 m28.6% from 547 m to 551 m17.8% from 551 m to 555 m21.8% from 555 m to 561 m22.2% from 561 m to 567 m16.4% from 567 m to 574 m7.6% from 574 m to 588 m16.7% from 588 m to 594 m16.7% from 594 m to 601 m28.6% from 601 m to 605 m20.3% from 605 m to 611 m20.7% from 611 m to 617 m19.0% from 617 m to 621 m27.0% from 621 m to 625 m16.9% from 625 m to 632 m13.8% from 632 m to 637 m22.6% from 637 m to 643 m14.1% from 643 m to 651 m37.5% from 651 m to 654 m19.7% from 654 m to 661 m15.4% from 661 m to 667 m13.5% from 667 m to 676 m16.7% from 676 m to 682 m15.2% from 682 m to 690 m17.2% from 690 m to 696 m17.4% from 696 m to 698 m6.5% from 698 m to 707 m6.3% from 707 m to 723 m8.5% from 723 m to 735 m0.0% from 735 m to 737 m11.0% from 737 m to 746 m13.5% from 746 m to 755 m16.7% from 755 m to 764 m12.0% from 764 m to 774 m9.5% from 774 m to 784 m11.8% from 784 m to 793 m14.8% from 793 m to 801 m21.1% from 801 m to 803 m15.9% from 803 m to 809 m9.5% from 809 m to 817 m10.0% from 817 m to 819 m12.5% from 819 m to 827 m10.5% from 827 m to 837 m17.4% from 837 m to 844 m14.8% from 844 m to 852 m16.0% from 852 m to 859 m7.8% from 859 m to 872 m11.3% from 872 m to 885 m13.5% from 885 m to 892 m18.5% from 892 m to 898 m11.1% from 898 m to 906 m17.9% from 906 m to 912 m16.7% from 912 m to 920 m15.6% from 920 m to 926 m25.0% from 926 m to 931 m12.5% from 931 m to 937 m19.2% from 937 m to 944 m16.0% from 944 m to 949 m11.1% from 949 m to 951 m12.5% from 951 m to 961 m9.7% from 961 m to 967 m6.2% from 967 m to 974 m3.0% from 974 m to 1.0 km5.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km15.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km17.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km20.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km25.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km21.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km18.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km21.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km30.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km10.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km20.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km19.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km14.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km17.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km15.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km24.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km17.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km16.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km1.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km3.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km1.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km2.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km10%14%13%7%1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.19 km / 1.36 miles
Elevation gain222.2 m / 729 ft
Average gradient10.2%
Maximum gradient22.4%
Elevation high2,077 m / 6,814 ft
Elevation low1,854.8 m / 6,085 ft
Climb difficulty score22,216.32

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 193,011th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 43,746th most difficult cycling climb of all 223,821 climbs in Italy.

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Places 5,973rd out of 29,196 cycling climbs in Lombardy.

Ranks 1,110th out of 3,053 cycling climbs in Sondrio.

Ranking 47th out of 94 cycling climbs in Valfurva.

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