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The 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-18.0% from 0 m to 5 m-20.5% from 5 m to 9 m-25.0% from 9 m to 13 m-23.8% from 13 m to 17 m-5.9% from 17 m to 20 m25.0% from 20 m to 25 m27.3% from 25 m to 28 m25.6% from 28 m to 32 m27.0% from 32 m to 35 m7.9% from 35 m to 39 m-22.6% from 39 m to 42 m-12.0% from 42 m to 47 m-9.3% from 47 m to 52 m-6.2% from 52 m to 55 m22.6% from 55 m to 58 m23.9% from 58 m to 63 m16.7% from 63 m to 67 m14.7% from 67 m to 70 m23.5% from 70 m to 74 m25.9% from 74 m to 79 m39.4% from 79 m to 82 m-2.3% from 82 m to 87 m-11.6% from 87 m to 94 m2.2% from 94 m to 98 m2.0% from 98 m to 103 m5.7% from 103 m to 106 m16.1% from 106 m to 110 m18.2% from 110 m to 113 m34.3% from 113 m to 116 m48.5% from 116 m to 120 m38.9% from 120 m to 123 m-12.1% from 123 m to 127 m-25.8% from 127 m to 130 m0.0% from 130 m to 134 m7.7% from 134 m to 139 m14.3% from 139 m to 144 m24.2% from 144 m to 147 m13.7% from 147 m to 153 m55.3% from 153 m to 156 m35.3% from 156 m to 160 m6.3% from 160 m to 165 m4.2% from 165 m to 169 m10.0% from 169 m to 173 m22.6% from 173 m to 176 m33.3% from 176 m to 180 m44.1% from 180 m to 183 m45.5% from 183 m to 187 m-29.3% from 187 m to 191 m-28.6% from 191 m to 196 m-27.0% from 196 m to 200 m-18.7% from 200 m to 205 m-12.1% from 205 m to 208 m14.3% from 208 m to 212 m6.3% from 212 m to 216 m13.2% from 216 m to 219 m13.5% from 219 m to 223 m45.7% from 223 m to 227 m48.8% from 227 m to 231 m54.5% from 231 m to 234 m35.3% from 234 m to 237 m21.1% from 237 m to 241 m25.7% from 241 m to 245 m20.0% from 245 m to 248 m-2.3% from 248 m to 253 m12.1% from 253 m to 256 m-10.3% from 256 m to 260 m27.3% from 260 m to 263 m23.5% from 263 m to 268 m2.4% from 268 m to 272 m8.8% from 272 m to 276 m8.3% from 276 m to 281 m-3.3% from 281 m to 284 m-27.8% from 284 m to 287 m-9.8% from 287 m to 291 m-2.4% from 291 m to 295 m-8.3% from 295 m to 299 m46.9% from 299 m to 304 m51.4% from 304 m to 308 m58.3% from 308 m to 311 m54.1% from 311 m to 315 m50.0% from 315 m to 318 m34.4% from 318 m to 321 m45.2% from 321 m to 324 m48.5% from 324 m to 328 m42.2% from 328 m to 332 m4.7% from 332 m to 337 m-57.6% from 337 m to 340 m-46.5% from 340 m to 344 m-50.0% from 344 m to 348 m-47.8% from 348 m to 352 m-34.1% from 352 m to 357 m-17.6% from 357 m to 362 m-10.3% from 362 m to 366 m-23.7% from 366 m to 370 m-18.2% from 370 m to 373 m-17.4% from 373 m to 377 m-23.9% from 377 m to 382 m0.0% from 382 m to 386 m37.8% from 386 m to 389 m43.8% from 389 m to 393 m37.5% from 393 m to 396 m46.9% from 396 m to 399 m46.9% from 399 m to 402 m50.0% from 402 m to 406 m60.0% from 406 m to 409 m56.5% from 409 m to 413 m46.5% from 413 m to 417 m38.6% from 417 m to 422 m27.0% from 422 m to 426 m-47.9% from 426 m to 430 m-55.9% from 430 m to 434 m-56.8% from 434 m to 438 m-52.8% from 438 m to 442 m-51.4% from 442 m to 445 m-41.9% from 445 m to 448 m5.6% from 448 m to 452 m2.4% from 452 m to 456 m-13.9% from 456 m to 460 m5.7% from 460 m to 463 m-5.7% from 463 m to 467 m-33.3% from 467 m to 470 m-40.6% from 470 m to 473 m-18.2% from 473 m to 477 m-15.6% from 477 m to 481 m-6.1% from 481 m to 486 m-13.9% from 486 m to 490 m-15.6% from 490 m to 493 m-15.2% from 493 m to 498 m-30.2% from 498 m to 502 m-25.0% from 502 m to 505 m-15.2% from 505 m to 508 m2.4% from 508 m to 512 m9.7% from 512 m to 516 m15.6% from 516 m to 519 m22.7% from 519 m to 523 m28.2% from 523 m to 527 m30.4% from 527 m to 533 m41.5% from 533 m to 537 m53.7% from 537 m to 541 m59.4% from 541 m to 544 m-45.9% from 544 m to 548 m-58.1% from 548 m to 552 m-21.1% from 552 m to 556 m-7.9% from 556 m to 560 m-16.1% from 560 m to 563 m-15.4% from 563 m to 567 m-8.1% from 567 m to 570 m-2.3% from 570 m to 575 m12.5% from 575 m to 579 m33.3% from 579 m to 582 m31.2% from 582 m to 585 m2.2% from 585 m to 590 m0.0% from 590 m to 594 m18.9% from 594 m to 597 m36.7% from 597 m to 600 m4%12%11%8%-7%6%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.6 km / 0.37 miles
Elevation gain87.1 m / 286 ft
Average gradient5.8%
Maximum gradient49.7%
Elevation high231.6 m / 760 ft
Elevation low181 m / 594 ft
Climb difficulty score3,481.16

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,404,530th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 7,659th most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

📉

Places 223rd out of 347 cycling climbs in Tasman.

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Ranks 45th out of 51 cycling climbs in Richmond.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Alpha.

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