Switchback Climb

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Plym Woods blue mountain bike trail, Mainstone, Plymouth, England, PL6 7PL, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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70 m85 m100 m115 m-12.0% from 0 m to 3 m-18.5% from 3 m to 5 m-10.9% from 5 m to 10 m-11.5% from 10 m to 15 m-6.9% from 15 m to 22 m-3.8% from 22 m to 25 m-7.7% from 25 m to 27 m-3.6% from 27 m to 33 m-1.8% from 33 m to 38 m4.3% from 38 m to 41 m8.6% from 41 m to 44 m8.6% from 44 m to 48 m8.0% from 48 m to 50 m12.5% from 50 m to 52 m13.0% from 52 m to 54 m4.8% from 54 m to 56 m4.8% from 56 m to 58 m25.0% from 58 m to 60 m12.5% from 60 m to 62 m13.0% from 62 m to 64 m18.8% from 64 m to 65 m14.3% from 65 m to 68 m20.8% from 68 m to 70 m18.9% from 70 m to 74 m19.4% from 74 m to 77 m12.9% from 77 m to 80 m10.3% from 80 m to 83 m15.4% from 83 m to 85 m15.7% from 85 m to 92 m20.0% from 92 m to 95 m15.4% from 95 m to 99 m2.3% from 99 m to 104 m2.1% from 104 m to 108 m2.1% from 108 m to 113 m5.3% from 113 m to 115 m10.0% from 115 m to 116 m20.0% from 116 m to 116 m0.0% from 116 m to 120 m-12.5% from 120 m to 121 m0.0% from 121 m to 124 m-5.7% from 124 m to 127 m-6.3% from 127 m to 130 m-9.1% from 130 m to 132 m-14.3% from 132 m to 133 m0.0% from 133 m to 134 m-5.3% from 134 m to 136 m15.4% from 136 m to 138 m15.2% from 138 m to 142 m13.6% from 142 m to 144 m16.7% from 144 m to 144 m-3.3% from 144 m to 147 m8.0% from 147 m to 150 m7.1% from 150 m to 154 m7.7% from 154 m to 157 m6.3% from 157 m to 160 m2.1% from 160 m to 165 m3.1% from 165 m to 168 m8.3% from 168 m to 170 m4.8% from 170 m to 172 m0.0% from 172 m to 173 m0.0% from 173 m to 175 m0.0% from 175 m to 176 m9.1% from 176 m to 177 m0.0% from 177 m to 179 m0.0% from 179 m to 181 m3.0% from 181 m to 184 m-4.3% from 184 m to 186 m-10.0% from 186 m to 187 m13.3% from 187 m to 189 m6.7% from 189 m to 190 m11.5% from 190 m to 193 m14.3% from 193 m to 195 m14.7% from 195 m to 198 m11.1% from 198 m to 201 m12.9% from 201 m to 204 m13.6% from 204 m to 206 m11.5% from 206 m to 209 m11.5% from 209 m to 212 m8.0% from 212 m to 214 m10.7% from 214 m to 217 m13.0% from 217 m to 219 m18.7% from 219 m to 221 m11.1% from 221 m to 224 m13.5% from 224 m to 227 m11.9% from 227 m to 233 m12.9% from 233 m to 236 m8.1% from 236 m to 240 m12.9% from 240 m to 243 m18.2% from 243 m to 246 m12.8% from 246 m to 250 m10.3% from 250 m to 253 m15.4% from 253 m to 256 m7.9% from 256 m to 260 m6.7% from 260 m to 263 m11.8% from 263 m to 266 m12.2% from 266 m to 270 m15.2% from 270 m to 275 m14.3% from 275 m to 277 m15.4% from 277 m to 280 m15.8% from 280 m to 282 m13.0% from 282 m to 284 m9.5% from 284 m to 286 m6.3% from 286 m to 290 m10.0% from 290 m to 292 m12.1% from 292 m to 295 m7.7% from 295 m to 299 m17.1% from 299 m to 302 m12.0% from 302 m to 305 m16.0% from 305 m to 307 m15.0% from 307 m to 309 m13.5% from 309 m to 313 m9.5% from 313 m to 317 m10.9% from 317 m to 324 m8.8% from 324 m to 330 m11.4% from 330 m to 335 m14.0% from 335 m to 340 m14.3% from 340 m to 346 m14.8% from 346 m to 351 m14.0% from 351 m to 356 m11.5% from 356 m to 362 m14.3% from 362 m to 367 m11.9% from 367 m to 373 m12.7% from 373 m to 380 m10.5% from 380 m to 385 m11.9% from 385 m to 391 m10.4% from 391 m to 396 m9.6% from 396 m to 401 m11.4% from 401 m to 405 m9.4% from 405 m to 410 m8.7% from 410 m to 415 m7.7% from 415 m to 420 m7.2% from 420 m to 427 m4.3% from 427 m to 431 m0.0% from 431 m to 434 m4.0% from 434 m to 436 m0.0% from 436 m to 439 m1.1% from 439 m to 448 m0.0% from 448 m to 451 m0.0% from 451 m to 453 m-4.5% from 453 m to 457 m5%4%12%12%4%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.46 km / 0.28 miles
Elevation gain35.9 m / 118 ft
Average gradient7.9%
Maximum gradient18.6%
Elevation high112.8 m / 370 ft
Elevation low73.7 m / 242 ft
Climb difficulty score3,589.81

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,378,093rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 134,142nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 101,553rd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 414th out of 1,165 cycling climbs in Plymouth.

Ranking 13th out of 29 cycling climbs in Mainstone.

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