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Transfagarasan Challenge

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Transfăgărășan, Cârțișoara, Sibiu, Romania
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Climb Profile

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1660 m1670 m1685 m1695 m2.6% from 0 m to 4 m8.1% from 4 m to 8 m4.8% from 8 m to 12 m7.3% from 12 m to 16 m2.5% from 16 m to 20 m5.1% from 20 m to 24 m8.1% from 24 m to 27 m3.0% from 27 m to 31 m8.1% from 31 m to 34 m5.3% from 34 m to 38 m7.1% from 38 m to 42 m8.6% from 42 m to 46 m2.3% from 46 m to 50 m8.9% from 50 m to 55 m2.0% from 55 m to 60 m5.3% from 60 m to 65 m6.7% from 65 m to 70 m3.8% from 70 m to 75 m6.0% from 75 m to 80 m6.0% from 80 m to 85 m2.0% from 85 m to 90 m6.7% from 90 m to 95 m4.1% from 95 m to 100 m6.7% from 100 m to 104 m5.5% from 104 m to 110 m1.4% from 110 m to 117 m6.1% from 117 m to 123 m1.5% from 123 m to 130 m4.3% from 130 m to 137 m3.7% from 137 m to 145 m2.4% from 145 m to 153 m3.7% from 153 m to 161 m3.5% from 161 m to 170 m3.8% from 170 m to 178 m1.2% from 178 m to 186 m3.6% from 186 m to 195 m4.2% from 195 m to 202 m3.7% from 202 m to 210 m5.2% from 210 m to 217 m3.8% from 217 m to 225 m5.2% from 225 m to 233 m3.6% from 233 m to 241 m3.9% from 241 m to 249 m6.6% from 249 m to 257 m4.5% from 257 m to 263 m4.7% from 263 m to 272 m4.6% from 272 m to 278 m7.8% from 278 m to 285 m8.9% from 285 m to 290 m8.2% from 290 m to 295 m20.0% from 295 m to 298 m10.8% from 298 m to 301 m13.2% from 301 m to 305 m9.1% from 305 m to 310 m14.8% from 310 m to 312 m8.3% from 312 m to 317 m6.8% from 317 m to 324 m4.6% from 324 m to 333 m4.7% from 333 m to 344 m3.8% from 344 m to 354 m4.9% from 354 m to 365 m4.7% from 365 m to 375 m4.3% from 375 m to 384 m5.8% from 384 m to 393 m2.6% from 393 m to 404 m4.0% from 404 m to 414 m5.9% from 414 m to 423 m4.9% from 423 m to 431 m4.9% from 431 m to 439 m4.9% from 439 m to 447 m4.0% from 447 m to 455 m8.8% from 455 m to 460 m6.2% from 460 m to 467 m5.8% from 467 m to 472 m9.4% from 472 m to 477 m6.7% from 477 m to 483 m7.7% from 483 m to 489 m6.9% from 489 m to 494 m7.0% from 494 m to 502 m4.1% from 502 m to 509 m6.0% from 509 m to 516 m10.6% from 516 m to 520 m8.3% from 520 m to 524 m9.3% from 524 m to 528 m14.3% from 528 m to 532 m13.6% from 532 m to 534 m20.8% from 534 m to 536 m14.3% from 536 m to 538 m26.7% from 538 m to 540 m14.3% from 540 m to 542 m16.1% from 542 m to 545 m5%3%6%6%6%11%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
Distance0.55 km / 0.34 miles
Elevation gain30.9 m / 101 ft
Average gradient5.7%
Maximum gradient17.8%
Elevation high1,693.5 m / 5,556 ft
Elevation low1,662.6 m / 5,455 ft
Climb difficulty score3,090.15

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,509,011th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,923rd most difficult cycling climb of all 9,413 climbs in Romania.

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Places 264th out of 370 cycling climbs in Sibiu.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Cârțișoara.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Transfăgărășan.

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