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Rte du Boutchu

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Vicques, Val Terbi, District de Delémont, Jura, 2824, Switzerland
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Rte du Boutchu.

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance3.55 km / 2.20 miles
Elevation gain357.6 m / 1,173 ft
Average gradient10.1%
Maximum gradient17.3%
Elevation high910 m / 2,986 ft
Elevation low552.4 m / 1,812 ft
Climb difficulty score35,774.09

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 82,587th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 4,178th most difficult cycling climb of all 52,131 climbs in Switzerland.

📉

Places 68th out of 813 cycling climbs in Jura.

⚖

Ranks 40th out of 375 cycling climbs in District de Delémont.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 56 climbs) in Val Terbi.

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