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Transfăgărășan Climb

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Transfăgărășan, Arefu, Argeș, Romania
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Climb Profile

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1415 m1460 m1500 m1545 m16.4% from 0 m to 17 m13.4% from 17 m to 35 m9.9% from 35 m to 62 m8.0% from 62 m to 80 m6.0% from 80 m to 99 m5.5% from 99 m to 119 m5.4% from 119 m to 136 m-2.2% from 136 m to 158 m1.7% from 158 m to 188 m9.7% from 188 m to 198 m20.8% from 198 m to 218 m21.6% from 218 m to 238 m15.5% from 238 m to 260 m6.0% from 260 m to 273 m-11.0% from 273 m to 295 m-15.8% from 295 m to 311 m-10.5% from 311 m to 332 m9.9% from 332 m to 353 m5.9% from 353 m to 363 m26.0% from 363 m to 381 m15.1% from 381 m to 398 m12.9% from 398 m to 423 m6.5% from 423 m to 452 m3.1% from 452 m to 475 m14.0% from 475 m to 496 m-38.5% from 496 m to 516 m-12.3% from 516 m to 532 m6.0% from 532 m to 553 m7.1% from 553 m to 579 m9.6% from 579 m to 587 m17.6% from 587 m to 621 m18.0% from 621 m to 631 m14.2% from 631 m to 650 m29.6% from 650 m to 688 m22.1% from 688 m to 708 m12.3% from 708 m to 731 m1.9% from 731 m to 763 m8.5% from 763 m to 792 m15.3% from 792 m to 811 m12.3% from 811 m to 826 m3.7% from 826 m to 856 m8.5% from 856 m to 995 m-0.4% from 995 m to 1.0 km0.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-1.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km32.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km27.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km28.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km12.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-0.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-20.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10%5%10%8%10%12%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.44 km / 0.89 miles
Elevation gain129.2 m / 424 ft
Average gradient9%
Maximum gradient28.1%
Elevation high1,544.55 m / 5,067 ft
Elevation low1,415.33 m / 4,643 ft
Climb difficulty score12,918.63

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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 412,657th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,870th most difficult cycling climb of all 9,413 climbs in Romania.

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Places 81st out of 340 cycling climbs in Argeș.

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Ranks 13th out of 18 cycling climbs in Arefu.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 14 climbs) in Transfăgărășan.

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