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Switchbacks Up

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Lye Bow Road, Vincent Community, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

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400 m445 m490 m535 m4.4% from 0 m to 5 m7.7% from 5 m to 10 m11.9% from 10 m to 16 m8.8% from 16 m to 21 m6.5% from 21 m to 24 m6.1% from 24 m to 28 m6.1% from 28 m to 31 m3.0% from 31 m to 34 m3.2% from 34 m to 37 m3.3% from 37 m to 40 m6.7% from 40 m to 46 m6.6% from 46 m to 53 m6.1% from 53 m to 56 m6.1% from 56 m to 59 m5.4% from 59 m to 65 m7.7% from 65 m to 70 m9.4% from 70 m to 75 m7.4% from 75 m to 81 m6.7% from 81 m to 84 m3.7% from 84 m to 89 m4.1% from 89 m to 94 m2.0% from 94 m to 99 m0.0% from 99 m to 103 m8.5% from 103 m to 108 m8.5% from 108 m to 112 m10.2% from 112 m to 117 m12.2% from 117 m to 121 m19.4% from 121 m to 125 m10.6% from 125 m to 130 m15.7% from 130 m to 135 m14.0% from 135 m to 140 m6.6% from 140 m to 146 m8.6% from 146 m to 149 m8.8% from 149 m to 155 m9.1% from 155 m to 161 m7.0% from 161 m to 166 m5.3% from 166 m to 172 m7.1% from 172 m to 178 m14.3% from 178 m to 183 m12.0% from 183 m to 188 m9.3% from 188 m to 194 m7.3% from 194 m to 199 m3.2% from 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.49 km / 0.92 miles
Elevation gain144.9 m / 475 ft
Average gradient8.8%
Maximum gradient31.2%
Elevation high531.4 m / 1,743 ft
Elevation low401.2 m / 1,316 ft
Climb difficulty score13,083.84

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 405,954th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,136th most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 291st out of 1,391 cycling climbs in Otago.

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Ranks 86th out of 301 cycling climbs in Central Otago District.

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Ranking 38th out of 168 cycling climbs in Vincent Community.

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