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15 switchbacks

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Alpha, Richmond, Tasman, 7020, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

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180 m200 m215 m235 m-27.0% from 0 m to 7 m-25.5% from 7 m to 12 m-24.3% from 12 m to 16 m-21.9% from 16 m to 19 m25.8% from 19 m to 22 m26.7% from 22 m to 25 m23.9% from 25 m to 30 m26.3% from 30 m to 34 m33.3% from 34 m to 37 m0.0% from 37 m to 40 m-4.8% from 40 m to 44 m0.0% from 44 m to 48 m4.3% from 48 m to 53 m15.9% from 53 m to 57 m19.1% from 57 m to 62 m2.8% from 62 m to 66 m3.2% from 66 m to 69 m46.7% from 69 m to 72 m-3.1% from 72 m to 75 m-16.7% from 75 m to 80 m-15.6% from 80 m to 84 m-2.9% from 84 m to 87 m0.0% from 87 m to 91 m11.1% from 91 m to 96 m27.3% from 96 m to 100 m26.7% from 100 m to 109 m21.6% from 109 m to 113 m19.4% from 113 m to 116 m18.9% from 116 m to 120 m21.6% from 120 m to 124 m40.4% from 124 m to 129 m48.8% from 129 m to 133 m40.0% from 133 m to 138 m14.7% from 138 m to 141 m24.2% from 141 m to 147 m16.2% from 147 m to 151 m51.4% from 151 m to 155 m10.8% from 155 m to 158 m-19.6% from 158 m to 163 m-15.8% from 163 m to 167 m-40.4% from 167 m to 171 m-19.0% from 171 m to 176 m-24.3% from 176 m to 179 m11.8% from 179 m to 183 m29.3% from 183 m to 187 m32.5% from 187 m to 191 m34.3% from 191 m to 194 m19.0% from 194 m to 201 m32.4% from 201 m to 204 m9.3% from 204 m to 208 m-1.8% from 208 m to 219 m15.3% from 219 m to 226 m5.4% from 226 m to 230 m-5.4% from 230 m to 234 m5.4% from 234 m to 237 m5.0% from 237 m to 241 m20.5% from 241 m to 245 m80.0% from 245 m to 248 m25.8% from 248 m to 251 m52.4% from 251 m to 256 m53.3% from 256 m to 260 m-45.9% from 260 m to 264 m-41.9% from 264 m to 267 m36.1% from 267 m to 271 m54.2% from 271 m to 275 m56.7% from 275 m to 278 m65.1% from 278 m to 283 m42.2% from 283 m to 287 m22.5% from 287 m to 291 m47.2% from 291 m to 295 m-9.3% from 295 m to 299 m-50.0% from 299 m to 302 m-46.0% from 302 m to 311 m-42.4% from 311 m to 314 m-43.7% from 314 m to 318 m-17.1% from 318 m to 322 m6.5% from 322 m to 325 m-23.9% from 325 m to 329 m-60.9% from 329 m to 334 m-38.3% from 334 m to 339 m-22.9% from 339 m to 342 m51.2% from 342 m to 346 m14.3% from 346 m to 351 m13.3% from 351 m to 355 m15.8% from 355 m to 359 m23.7% from 359 m to 363 m30.3% from 363 m to 366 m53.8% from 366 m to 370 m56.7% from 370 m to 373 m54.8% from 373 m to 376 m56.4% from 376 m to 381 m54.8% from 381 m to 385 m52.6% from 385 m to 390 m23.5% from 390 m to 394 m-45.7% from 394 m to 397 m-40.4% from 397 m to 402 m-50.0% from 402 m to 406 m-55.9% from 406 m to 409 m-55.9% from 409 m to 413 m-23.1% from 413 m to 418 m-18.2% from 418 m to 421 m-23.1% from 421 m to 425 m-20.5% from 425 m to 429 m-25.0% from 429 m to 434 m-18.8% from 434 m to 437 m6.7% from 437 m to 440 m0.0% from 440 m to 444 m22.6% from 444 m to 447 m12.2% from 447 m to 452 m0.0% from 452 m to 456 m0.0% from 456 m to 460 m5.6% from 460 m to 463 m-7.7% from 463 m to 467 m-13.5% from 467 m to 471 m-20.0% from 471 m to 475 m23.8% from 475 m to 481 m14.6% from 481 m to 485 m27.8% from 485 m to 489 m27.3% from 489 m to 492 m33.3% from 492 m to 497 m42.9% from 497 m to 502 m-63.0% from 502 m to 507 m-55.3% from 507 m to 510 m-24.2% from 510 m to 514 m-31.0% from 514 m to 518 m-25.8% from 518 m to 521 m-23.9% from 521 m to 526 m15.2% from 526 m to 529 m17.9% from 529 m to 533 m28.0% from 533 m to 540 m10.0% from 540 m to 548 m16.7% from 548 m to 553 m31.8% from 553 m to 558 m3%16%20%2%-5%-3%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.56 km / 0.35 miles
Elevation gain87.9 m / 288 ft
Average gradient6.4%
Maximum gradient48.9%
Elevation high231 m / 758 ft
Elevation low181.1 m / 594 ft
Climb difficulty score3,568

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,383,181st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,551st most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 222nd out of 347 cycling climbs in Tasman.

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Ranks 44th out of 51 cycling climbs in Richmond.

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Ranking 18th out of 19 cycling climbs in Alpha.

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