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Cycling Climbs in Scottsdale

There are 1,293 cycling climbs in Scottsdale.

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Name	Distance	Avg Gradient	Total Elevation	Climb Category
1. Old Road from Desert Park to TT summit	4.72 km	9.7%	459 m	Cat. 2
2. 104th & Bell Gate to Windgate Pass	6.67 km	6%	401 m	Cat. 2
3. Pinnacle Peak to Desert Mtn	23.55 km	1.7%	401 m	Cat. 2
4. PP to towers	23.18 km	1.7%	393 m	Cat. 2
5. Tom's Thumb Trail Ascent From Windgate Trail Turnoff	4.08 km	9.3%	377 m	Cat. 2
6. TV Gate to Seven Springs end of pavement	23.06 km	1.6%	376 m	Cat. 2
7. Beeline- Shell to Cline Cabin R.	41.69 km	0.9%	514 m	Cat. 2
8. Taliesin at 105th to overlook to Lost dog to true Sunrise climb	10.8 km	3.4%	372 m	Cat. 2
9. Up Bell Pass	3.4 km	10.9%	371 m	Cat. 2
10. DynaSprings	22.51 km	1.6%	360 m	Cat. 2
11. Gateway/Windgate to Tom's Thumb Summit	4.54 km	7.9%	357 m	Cat. 2
12. Thompson Peak to Dynamite Climb	19.54 km	1.8%	349 m	Cat. 2
13. 14 Mile Climb	22.31 km	1.5%	415 m	Cat. 2
14. Complete Windgate Climb (West to East)	5.32 km	6.3%	334 m	Cat. 2
15. Tonto Hills	17.29 km	1.9%	334 m	Cat. 2
16. True taliesin top to bottom sidewalk	9.68 km	3.3%	319 m	Cat. 3
17. Legend to 7Springs	20.23 km	1.5%	306 m	Cat. 3
18. FLW up to Adero	10.49 km	2.9%	304 m	Cat. 3
19. BOS part 2	17.89 km	1.7%	298 m	Cat. 3
20. Threshold to top of Dynamite	14.9 km	2%	313 m	Cat. 3
21. Via Linda - FLW to Adero Trailhead	11 km	2.7%	297 m	Cat. 3
22. 124th St to Sunrise Tr	3.92 km	7.6%	297 m	Cat. 3
23. Silverleaf to Del Cielo top	4.33 km	6.7%	290 m	Cat. 3
24. Sunrise UH (from RingTail to Top)	3.67 km	7.8%	286 m	Cat. 3
25. Adero Long	10.69 km	2.7%	285 m	Cat. 3
26. Pima: Legacy to Cave Creek	17.38 km	1.5%	268 m	Cat. 3
27. Sunrise (Ringtail to Summit)	3.99 km	6.5%	259 m	Cat. 3
28. East End Trail hike-a-bike portion to the Thumb	1.44 km	18%	258 m	Cat. 3
29. Happy valley- Pima to end of pavement	8.46 km	3.1%	258 m	Cat. 3
30. 130th > Adero Canyon	8.24 km	3.1%	258 m	Cat. 3
31. ringtail to horse rack top sunrise	2.92 km	8.8%	258 m	Cat. 3
32. Alpe d'DM	4.78 km	5.4%	257 m	Cat. 3
33. Shea blvd to Adero trailhead	8.07 km	3.2%	255 m	Cat. 3
34. BOS 2nd half LM to Final Sprint	14.88 km	1.7%	254 m	Cat. 3
35. Happy 'To Drop You' Complete	11.31 km	2.2%	247 m	Cat. 3
36. Alpe d'Leaf, 2 lane to 2779 post	3.95 km	6.3%	247 m	Cat. 3
37. Thompson Peak to Cave Creek	15.65 km	1.5%	234 m	Cat. 3
38. Thompson Peak Pkwy to Cave Creek Rd.	15.72 km	1.5%	234 m	Cat. 3
39. DC Ranch to Pima via Scottsdale Road	28.18 km	0.8%	235 m	Cat. 3
40. McDowells: Sunrise 1st Cimb	2.52 km	9.2%	232 m	Cat. 3
41. Full Climb to Adero Canyon Trailhead	5.79 km	3.9%	228 m	Cat. 3
42. Pima/HV/AS to Four Seasons	9.61 km	2.3%	225 m	Cat. 3
43. Full Adero Canyon	6.44 km	3.5%	225 m	Cat. 3
44. 101-Bell-Mc Dowell Mtn-DC Ranch to PP Top	20.43 km	1.1%	224 m	Cat. 3
45. Desert Park to Windgate via Tom's Thumb	4.17 km	5.3%	221 m	Cat. 3
46. The real windgate climb	2.38 km	9.1%	216 m	Cat. 3
47. Cholla-Copperwind	9.9 km	2.2%	215 m	Cat. 3
48. Missing Gateway Up	3.68 km	5.8%	259 m	Cat. 3
49. Saguaro Canyon to High Point	2.24 km	9.4%	210 m	Cat. 3
50. Missing gateway segment	3.74 km	5.6%	259 m	Cat. 3
51. TPP > Carefee	29.64 km	0.7%	202 m	Cat. 3
52. Via Linda FLW to Eagle Ridge	8.37 km	2.4%	201 m	Cat. 3
53. This is where Børt gets dropped.	6.55 km	3.1%	200 m	Cat. 3
54. Tom Thumb north side climb	2.1 km	9.5%	200 m	Cat. 3
55. Pima - TPP to Legend	12.66 km	1.6%	199 m	Cat. 3
56. Does it smell like up dog?	13.39 km	1.5%	198 m	Cat. 3
57. Legend to Towers	11.18 km	1.8%	198 m	Cat. 3
58. Troon via 115th Extended	7.61 km	2.6%	197 m	Cat. 3
59. LTF Legacy to top	10.84 km	1.8%	196 m	Cat. 3
60. Toms Thumb Mountain Bike climb (Riding not hike-a-biking)	1.22 km	16.1%	203 m	Cat. 3
61. Ringtail to Top of Sunrise Switchbacks	1.66 km	11.8%	196 m	Cat. 3
62. 98th to Tonto Verde TT	6.55 km	3%	194 m	Cat. 3
63. DC wash to top of Pinnacle peak	7.33 km	2.6%	190 m	Cat. 3
64. Pima to Legend Trail	12.42 km	1.5%	189 m	Cat. 3
65. Silverleaf training climb	3.66 km	5.1%	188 m	Cat. 3
66. desert park to tom's thumb intersection	3.77 km	5%	187 m	Cat. 3
67. Legacy 2 PP Top	10.81 km	1.7%	185 m	Cat. 3
68. Jeep Trail Climb	3.11 km	5.9%	183 m	Cat. 3
69. Pima to 118th	13.72 km	1.3%	183 m	Cat. 3
70. Hayden Loop Climb	18.18 km	1%	182 m	Cat. 3
71. Long slow grind	5.7 km	3.1%	177 m	Cat. 3
72. Trip Through Los Dogas	7.51 km	2.3%	176 m	Cat. 3
73. Gateway Saddle Climb CCW	2.93 km	6%	183 m	Cat. 3
74. McD Mtn to PP via Adobe	12.5 km	1.4%	209 m	Cat. 3
75. Happy Valley to Alma Street, full gas to the light	6.75 km	2.6%	174 m	Cat. 3
76. BOS HV 2 Shell Sprint	11.84 km	1.5%	174 m	Cat. 3
77. Matter to Richardsons	11.41 km	1.5%	173 m	Cat. 3
78. Happy Valley to Dynamite via Bos	11.83 km	1.5%	173 m	Cat. 3
79. Desert Park - Horseshoe to Windgate	4.35 km	4%	172 m	Cat. 3
80. Happy Valley Climb	6.97 km	2.5%	172 m	Cat. 3
81. McDowells: Windmill up to Windgate	3.14 km	5.4%	171 m	Cat. 3
82. Desert Park-Siesta to Windgate	3.78 km	4.5%	170 m	Cat. 3
83. HV-Alameda-119th-Casitas Climb	5.33 km	3.2%	169 m	Cat. 3
84. Via Linda--->EagleRidgeRd	6.36 km	2.6%	168 m	Cat. 3
85. Happy Valley- Pima to Shell Driveway	11.98 km	1.4%	235 m	Cat. 3
86. Via Linda - Light to Top	6.31 km	2.6%	166 m	Cat. 3
87. Butte Peak Single Track Up	2.83 km	5.9%	166 m	Cat. 3
88. PL - Gate to Gate	9.2 km	1.8%	165 m	Cat. 3
89. HorseShoe -> Desert Park	3.67 km	4.5%	163 m	Cat. 3
90. Gate to PL	4.2 km	3.9%	162 m	Cat. 3
91. El Loco Man's Roca Mando Subida	3.13 km	5.2%	162 m	Cat. 3
92. Happy Valley to Water Tower	5.9 km	2.7%	161 m	Cat. 3
93. Sufferfest via BOS	11.28 km	1.4%	159 m	Cat. 4
94. DP to GW/Bell	6.09 km	2.6%	159 m	Cat. 4
95. DC Wash to Top	5.07 km	3.1%	155 m	Cat. 4
96. Shea climb of El Tour de Mesa	9.82 km	1.6%	158 m	Cat. 4
97. lone mtn- eop	9.46 km	1.7%	157 m	Cat. 4
98. Thompson to Happy Valley	5.43 km	2.9%	156 m	Cat. 4
99. Up Desert Mountain	5.55 km	2.8%	155 m	Cat. 4
100. Gate to Top (via switchbacks)	4.22 km	3.7%	155 m	Cat. 4

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