Back door to rock face

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Paraiso Trail, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, 94518, United States

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Climb Profile

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145 m195 m250 m300 m14.5% from 0 m to 17 m12.3% from 17 m to 32 m9.0% from 32 m to 49 m0.0% from 49 m to 63 m16.3% from 63 m to 84 m20.8% from 84 m to 86 m15.1% from 86 m to 105 m18.0% from 105 m to 126 m0.0% from 126 m to 129 m19.5% from 129 m to 137 m13.9% from 137 m to 154 m0.0% from 154 m to 156 m19.4% from 156 m to 169 m19.6% from 169 m to 174 m15.9% from 174 m to 192 m16.8% from 192 m to 206 m6.4% from 206 m to 229 m5.2% from 229 m to 256 m20.7% from 256 m to 270 m14.3% from 270 m to 274 m7.1% from 274 m to 307 m10.9% from 307 m to 325 m15.6% from 325 m to 352 m20.0% from 352 m to 357 m24.3% from 357 m to 371 m12.5% from 371 m to 394 m10.0% from 394 m to 419 m13.6% from 419 m to 443 m9.2% from 443 m to 459 m3.9% from 459 m to 482 m4.7% from 482 m to 504 m22.3% from 504 m to 518 m13.7% from 518 m to 540 m22.2% from 540 m to 544 m25.4% from 544 m to 557 m0.0% from 557 m to 560 m17.9% from 560 m to 575 m20.8% from 575 m to 578 m10.8% from 578 m to 605 m24.7% from 605 m to 614 m5.9% from 614 m to 640 m14.8% from 640 m to 646 m4.9% from 646 m to 676 m13.9% from 676 m to 700 m17.2% from 700 m to 703 m9.1% from 703 m to 730 m6.6% from 730 m to 759 m5.9% from 759 m to 791 m14.1% from 791 m to 815 m-14.3% from 815 m to 818 m23.5% from 818 m to 835 m0.0% from 835 m to 838 m24.1% from 838 m to 851 m15.4% from 851 m to 873 m-19.2% from 873 m to 876 m114.3% from 876 m to 880 m30.6% from 880 m to 885 m0.0% from 885 m to 888 m2.3% from 888 m to 910 m35.2% from 910 m to 920 m10.4% from 920 m to 943 m-31.2% from 943 m to 951 m9.3% from 951 m to 977 m-5.7% from 977 m to 995 m-10.3% from 995 m to 1.0 km2.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-32.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-103.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-15.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-25.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-19.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km39.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-22.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km22.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km26.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km24.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km27.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km27.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km24.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-112.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-15.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-7.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-13.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-1.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km28.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km44.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km27.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km30.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km45.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km41.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km152.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-26.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-10.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km14.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km21.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-8.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-26.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-8.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-15.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-28.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-2.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-23.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-7.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km20.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-14.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-33.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-13.8% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-15.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-6.9% from 2.0 km to 2 km0.0% from 2 km to 2.0 km13.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km46.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km28.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km21.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km22.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km27.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km33.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km34.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km33.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km18.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12%12%-0%1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.1 km / 1.31 miles
Elevation gain142.8 m / 469 ft
Average gradient6.8%
Maximum gradient23.8%
Elevation high296.22 m / 972 ft
Elevation low147.7 m / 485 ft
Climb difficulty score14,271.9

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 362,281st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 26,545th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 9,706th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

Ranks 390th out of 2,735 cycling climbs in Contra Costa County.

Ranking 33rd out of 339 cycling climbs in Walnut Creek.

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