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Grotta delle Palombe Climb (VR)

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Sentiero Monte Pomiciaro, Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Sicily, 95012, Italy
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.06 km / 1.90 miles
Elevation gain221.8 m / 728 ft
Average gradient7.2%
Maximum gradient29.6%
Elevation high1,455.8 m / 4,776 ft
Elevation low1,233.4 m / 4,047 ft
Climb difficulty score22,172.5

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 193,623rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 43,852nd most difficult cycling climb of all 223,821 climbs in Italy.

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Places 2,214th out of 12,635 cycling climbs in Sicily.

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Ranks 542nd out of 2,723 cycling climbs in Catania.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 48 climbs) in Castiglione di Sicilia.

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