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Ringtail to Top of Sunrise Switchbacks

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Ringtail Trail, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Climb Profile

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585 m650 m720 m785 m8.2% from 0 m to 5 m5.4% from 5 m to 14 m4.3% from 14 m to 26 m4.7% from 26 m to 36 m5.0% from 36 m to 46 m4.0% from 46 m to 57 m5.2% from 57 m to 68 m7.4% from 68 m to 80 m7.7% from 80 m to 89 m8.6% from 89 m to 99 m11.2% from 99 m to 108 m14.1% from 108 m to 118 m15.5% from 118 m to 123 m11.6% from 123 m to 128 m11.7% from 128 m to 134 m8.7% from 134 m to 141 m8.6% from 141 m to 146 m9.2% from 146 m to 153 m11.7% from 153 m to 161 m7.7% from 161 m to 167 m6.7% from 167 m to 173 m4.7% from 173 m to 177 m6.7% from 177 m to 182 m9.8% from 182 m to 187 m9.0% from 187 m to 194 m9.9% from 194 m to 203 m12.5% from 203 m to 211 m10.8% from 211 m to 217 m7.7% from 217 m to 222 m6.3% from 222 m to 227 m7.7% from 227 m to 232 m12.8% from 232 m to 236 m19.0% from 236 m to 241 m13.6% from 241 m to 246 m16.7% from 246 m to 251 m15.6% from 251 m to 254 m17.1% from 254 m to 259 m16.7% from 259 m to 263 m11.6% from 263 m to 268 m17.6% from 268 m to 273 m16.9% from 273 m to 279 m17.2% from 279 m to 284 m14.8% from 284 m to 290 m11.6% from 290 m to 294 m7.5% from 294 m to 298 m13.3% from 298 m to 304 m11.4% from 304 m to 309 m14.7% from 309 m to 312 m11.1% from 312 m to 316 m3.6% from 316 m to 322 m0.0% from 322 m to 326 m5.0% from 326 m to 330 m7.7% from 330 m to 335 m10.2% from 335 m to 340 m10.5% from 340 m to 344 m20.6% from 344 m to 348 m20.0% from 348 m to 352 m15.0% from 352 m to 356 m2.7% from 356 m to 360 m4.7% from 360 m to 364 m5.3% from 364 m to 368 m5.0% from 368 m to 372 m14.0% from 372 m to 376 m13.9% from 376 m to 380 m13.5% from 380 m to 383 m13.3% from 383 m to 386 m11.8% from 386 m to 390 m13.0% from 390 m to 394 m17.2% from 394 m to 400 m16.7% from 400 m to 406 m16.7% from 406 m to 412 m13.3% from 412 m to 416 m12.7% from 416 m to 422 m16.4% from 422 m to 427 m13.5% from 427 m to 431 m0.0% from 431 m to 436 m-4.6% from 436 m to 442 m0.0% from 442 m to 447 m5.8% from 447 m to 453 m9.8% from 453 m to 458 m10.6% from 458 m to 462 m3.3% from 462 m to 468 m3.2% from 468 m to 475 m14.6% from 475 m to 479 m19.6% from 479 m to 483 m20.8% from 483 m to 488 m20.3% from 488 m to 494 m15.1% from 494 m to 501 m11.8% from 501 m to 509 m10.2% from 509 m to 515 m10.2% from 515 m to 521 m11.3% from 521 m to 526 m10.8% from 526 m to 530 m13.9% from 530 m to 533 m11.9% from 533 m to 538 m12.3% from 538 m to 543 m15.3% from 543 m to 549 m12.8% from 549 m to 553 m12.2% from 553 m to 557 m12.3% from 557 m to 563 m10.6% from 563 m to 570 m9.0% from 570 m to 576 m7.8% from 576 m to 581 m8.2% from 581 m to 586 m10.2% from 586 m to 591 m13.1% from 591 m to 597 m13.6% from 597 m to 603 m15.2% from 603 m to 608 m14.3% from 608 m to 613 m13.8% from 613 m to 618 m12.2% from 618 m to 623 m11.8% from 623 m to 628 m13.0% from 628 m to 633 m14.0% from 633 m to 637 m11.6% from 637 m to 642 m6.5% from 642 m to 645 m7.7% from 645 m to 649 m2.2% from 649 m to 653 m2.3% from 653 m to 658 m-2.0% from 658 m to 663 m2.1% from 663 m to 668 m7.1% from 668 m to 673 m5.8% from 673 m to 680 m6.2% from 680 m to 687 m11.8% from 687 m to 690 m7.3% from 690 m to 694 m10.8% from 694 m to 698 m15.2% from 698 m to 701 m17.1% from 701 m to 705 m12.9% from 705 m to 708 m12.2% from 708 m to 712 m11.8% from 712 m to 717 m10.6% from 717 m to 722 m13.0% from 722 m to 726 m14.0% from 726 m to 730 m13.5% from 730 m to 734 m13.3% from 734 m to 739 m13.9% from 739 m to 742 m11.5% from 742 m to 747 m9.3% from 747 m to 753 m7.4% from 753 m to 758 m7.4% from 758 m to 764 m7.1% from 764 m to 769 m10.5% from 769 m to 775 m12.0% from 775 m to 780 m14.3% from 780 m to 786 m12.5% from 786 m to 791 m5.7% from 791 m to 795 m-3.1% from 795 m to 798 m2.3% from 798 m to 802 m6.3% from 802 m to 807 m5.4% from 807 m to 811 m7.3% from 811 m to 815 m-1.7% from 815 m to 821 m-2.1% from 821 m to 825 m-4.9% from 825 m to 830 m2.5% from 830 m to 834 m0.0% from 834 m to 838 m-5.0% from 838 m to 842 m-8.5% from 842 m to 846 m17.0% from 846 m to 851 m21.1% from 851 m to 857 m21.3% from 857 m to 863 m18.4% from 863 m to 868 m3.0% from 868 m to 871 m-4.8% from 871 m to 875 m-6.0% from 875 m to 880 m-7.3% from 880 m to 884 m7.9% from 884 m to 888 m10.9% from 888 m to 893 m7.7% from 893 m to 897 m12.1% from 897 m to 900 m0.0% from 900 m to 905 m-37.5% from 905 m to 909 m27.0% from 909 m to 915 m26.7% from 915 m to 921 m7.9% from 921 m to 927 m2.1% from 927 m to 937 m-6.4% from 937 m to 951 m2.6% from 951 m to 977 m29.7% from 977 m to 986 m33.9% from 986 m to 992 m13.3% from 992 m to 997 m31.0% from 997 m to 1.0 km23.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-8.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.3% from 1.1 km to 1.6 km5.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-7.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-25.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km21.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-6.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9%11%11%7%13%18%14%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.66 km / 1.03 miles
Elevation gain195.6 m / 642 ft
Average gradient11.8%
Maximum gradient27.9%
Elevation high781.25 m / 2,563 ft
Elevation low585.62 m / 1,921 ft
Climb difficulty score19,562.04

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 233,756th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 16,268th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 471st out of 8,953 cycling climbs in Arizona.

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Ranks 176th out of 5,043 cycling climbs in Maricopa County.

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Ranking 61st out of 1,293 cycling climbs in Scottsdale.

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