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Rothenfluhstrasse Climb

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Rothenfluhstrasse, Wittnau, Bezirk Laufenburg, Aargau, 5064, Switzerland
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Rothenfluhstrasse Climb.

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.33 km / 1.45 miles
Elevation gain185.2 m / 608 ft
Average gradient8%
Maximum gradient14.9%
Elevation high645.8 m / 2,119 ft
Elevation low460.6 m / 1,511 ft
Climb difficulty score18,519.53

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 253,158th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 10,228th most difficult cycling climb of all 52,131 climbs in Switzerland.

📉

Places 256th out of 3,238 cycling climbs in Aargau.

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Ranks 34th out of 227 cycling climbs in Bezirk Laufenburg.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Wittnau.

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