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BV Classic Climb

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Koala Access, Bear Valley, Alpine County, California, United States
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Climb Profile

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2250 m2360 m2470 m2580 m1.4% from 0 m to 22 m17.9% from 22 m to 44 m16.0% from 44 m to 66 m8.3% from 66 m to 87 m10.4% from 87 m to 108 m12.0% from 108 m to 129 m7.4% from 129 m to 153 m0.5% from 153 m to 174 m14.4% from 174 m to 192 m9.6% from 192 m to 214 m13.3% from 214 m to 218 m22.1% from 218 m to 240 m17.0% from 240 m to 260 m6.3% from 260 m to 282 m12.1% from 282 m to 304 m14.2% from 304 m to 326 m13.4% from 326 m to 348 m12.0% from 348 m to 369 m8.3% from 369 m to 391 m4.9% from 391 m to 412 m2.9% from 412 m to 433 m2.9% from 433 m to 453 m2.1% from 453 m to 458 m2.4% from 458 m to 483 m5.9% from 483 m to 505 m8.8% from 505 m to 529 m4.8% from 529 m to 552 m5.3% from 552 m to 572 m6.2% from 572 m to 595 m4.8% from 595 m to 618 m13.2% from 618 m to 641 m3.1% from 641 m to 664 m1.3% from 664 m to 686 m5.9% from 686 m to 707 m-3.4% from 707 m to 715 m6.4% from 715 m to 726 m-2.5% from 726 m to 746 m2.9% from 746 m to 767 m19.1% from 767 m to 782 m22.1% from 782 m to 803 m18.1% from 803 m to 823 m12.9% from 823 m to 845 m10.7% from 845 m to 865 m11.3% from 865 m to 872 m13.5% from 872 m to 882 m11.2% from 882 m to 903 m9.1% from 903 m to 924 m10.7% from 924 m to 945 m6.4% from 945 m to 967 m3.8% from 967 m to 988 m1.8% from 988 m to 1.0 km5.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-0.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-0.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-12.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.8% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-6.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-4.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-6.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km8.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km1.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-7.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km4.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.8% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km11.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km19.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.2% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-0.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-3.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km15.9% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km12.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km5.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km20.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km16.4% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km6.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km15.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km22.4% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km14.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-5.0% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km-5.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-0.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-0.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km19.8% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km17.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km17.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km22.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km12.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km13.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.0% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km10.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km7.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km9.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km13.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km18.1% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km18.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km22.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km17.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km10.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km6.3% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km5.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km9.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km36.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km16.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km14.3% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km12.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km10.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km12.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km16.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km11.4% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km0.5% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km11.1% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km8.4% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km5.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km13.6% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km14.4% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km11.2% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km12.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km11.3% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km11.8% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km8.6% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km0.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-4.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-10.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-14.2% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km1.4% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km13.3% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km8.1% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-4.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-2.9% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km0.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km0.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km11.4% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km7.8% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km3.2% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km0.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-2.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.5% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km12.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km12.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km14.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km6.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km3.7% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km4.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km3.9% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km8.1% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km10.2% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km4.2% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km1.8% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km8.1% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km16.7% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km13.7% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km12.3% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km11.9% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km11.5% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km12.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km14.3% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km15.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km10.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km4.0% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km1.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km2.6% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.8% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km0.8% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km-0.9% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km-6.0% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km-13.9% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km-3.9% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km8.9% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km14.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km12.5% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km7.3% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km10.2% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km16.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km15.2% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km9.7% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km6.4% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km9%4%9%7%7%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance4.65 km / 2.89 miles
Elevation gain355.6 m / 1,167 ft
Average gradient7%
Maximum gradient19.9%
Elevation high2,577.7 m / 8,457 ft
Elevation low2,251 m / 7,385 ft
Climb difficulty score32,570.3

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 99,869th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,501st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 2,724th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 53 climbs) in Alpine County.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Bear Valley.

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