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Back in Black

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Sullivan Canyon Trail, Los Angeles, California, 90272, United States
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Climb Profile

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180 m260 m340 m420 m-2.9% from 0 m to 34 m-1.4% from 34 m to 70 m-2.6% from 70 m to 105 m-6.0% from 105 m to 138 m10.2% from 138 m to 158 m-11.6% from 158 m to 162 m10.1% from 162 m to 181 m12.0% from 181 m to 193 m13.3% from 193 m to 218 m13.0% from 218 m to 230 m11.4% from 230 m to 251 m16.1% from 251 m to 271 m11.0% from 271 m to 289 m11.4% from 289 m to 306 m14.0% from 306 m to 319 m15.5% from 319 m to 338 m17.1% from 338 m to 346 m14.5% from 346 m to 359 m2.6% from 359 m to 379 m3.3% from 379 m to 394 m15.9% from 394 m to 400 m5.3% from 400 m to 409 m5.3% from 409 m to 417 m8.7% from 417 m to 440 m9.9% from 440 m to 459 m8.5% from 459 m to 482 m10.4% from 482 m to 514 m5.6% from 514 m to 539 m0.0% from 539 m to 552 m0.0% from 552 m to 569 m10.1% from 569 m to 598 m5.1% from 598 m to 626 m8.6% from 626 m to 649 m6.8% from 649 m to 655 m9.8% from 655 m to 679 m12.3% from 679 m to 703 m7.4% from 703 m to 728 m13.5% from 728 m to 739 m7.6% from 739 m to 764 m14.2% from 764 m to 788 m6.8% from 788 m to 816 m8.8% from 816 m to 832 m6.4% from 832 m to 856 m10.7% from 856 m to 887 m0.0% from 887 m to 890 m10.0% from 890 m to 919 m3.5% from 919 m to 947 m10.6% from 947 m to 970 m14.5% from 970 m to 986 m0.0% from 986 m to 989 m12.6% from 989 m to 1.0 km11.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km19.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km2.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km12.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km11.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km17.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km16.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km16.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km17.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km15.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km17.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km15.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.6% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km12.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.6% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km11.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.9% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km17.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km10.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.8% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km3.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km8.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km3.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.3% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km7.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km6.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.0% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km5.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km11.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km3.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.6% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km2.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km4.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km2.7% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km6.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km6.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km2.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7%8%8%12%7%5%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.85 km / 1.77 miles
Elevation gain227.3 m / 746 ft
Average gradient8%
Maximum gradient15.9%
Elevation high415.4 m / 1,363 ft
Elevation low183.7 m / 603 ft
Climb difficulty score22,735.02

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 186,123rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 12,671st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 4,996th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 397th out of 4,384 cycling climbs in Los Angeles.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 37 climbs) in Sullivan Canyon Trail.

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