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Balea Lake Paltinu Saddle Climb

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Transfăgărășan, Arefu, Argeș, Romania
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.6 km / 0.99 miles
Elevation gain80.8 m / 265 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient10.1%
Elevation high2,075.4 m / 6,809 ft
Elevation low1,994.6 m / 6,544 ft
Climb difficulty score8,081.51

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 749,441st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,364th most difficult cycling climb of all 9,413 climbs in Romania.

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Places 158th out of 340 cycling climbs in Argeș.

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Ranks 14th out of 18 cycling climbs in Arefu.

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Ranking 11th out of 14 cycling climbs in Transfăgărășan.

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