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Palomares Rd - Niles through Southern Canyon

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38075, Palomares Road, Union City, Alameda County, California, 94552, United States
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Climb Profile

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40 m125 m205 m290 m0.0% from 0 m to 7 m8.7% from 7 m to 23 m11.8% from 23 m to 39 m9.2% from 39 m to 55 m6.0% from 55 m to 70 m6.6% from 70 m to 85 m3.0% from 85 m to 102 m2.2% from 102 m to 120 m2.8% from 120 m to 138 m5.7% from 138 m to 155 m0.0% from 155 m to 160 m3.8% from 160 m to 184 m2.7% from 184 m to 203 m5.5% from 203 m to 221 m4.3% from 221 m to 244 m2.0% from 244 m to 264 m2.6% from 264 m to 283 m5.4% from 283 m to 302 m3.1% from 302 m to 318 m5.5% from 318 m to 334 m6.6% from 334 m to 349 m4.9% from 349 m to 368 m5.6% from 368 m to 386 m5.4% from 386 m to 404 m5.7% from 404 m to 420 m5.3% from 420 m to 439 m5.8% from 439 m to 454 m5.7% from 454 m to 472 m5.8% from 472 m to 489 m5.2% from 489 m to 506 m7.1% from 506 m to 527 m5.0% from 527 m to 545 m6.6% from 545 m to 560 m8.6% from 560 m to 577 m11.9% from 577 m to 581 m6.5% from 581 m to 596 m3.7% from 596 m to 620 m4.9% from 620 m to 641 m7.2% from 641 m to 654 m7.4% from 654 m to 673 m2.6% from 673 m to 693 m3.7% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.85 km / 3.02 miles
Elevation gain248.02 m / 814 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient13.4%
Elevation high288.05 m / 945 ft
Elevation low41.96 m / 138 ft
Climb difficulty score24,609.68

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 164,105th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 11,012th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 4,353rd out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 230th out of 2,969 cycling climbs in Alameda County.

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Ranking 12th out of 44 cycling climbs in Union City.

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