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Suffering builds character

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Cristianitos Trail, San Clemente, Orange County, California, 92673, United States
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Climb Profile

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140 m200 m255 m315 m-13.0% from 0 m to 5 m2.5% from 5 m to 17 m-2.4% from 17 m to 30 m-13.8% from 30 m to 36 m-16.7% from 36 m to 42 m-23.1% from 42 m to 46 m6.8% from 46 m to 53 m34.6% from 53 m to 61 m-7.7% from 61 m to 67 m40.0% from 67 m to 76 m14.1% from 76 m to 85 m2.2% from 85 m to 94 m9.4% from 94 m to 100 m17.6% from 100 m to 103 m11.6% from 103 m to 113 m-3.6% from 113 m to 124 m-3.1% from 124 m to 134 m-4.4% from 134 m to 159 m6.2% from 159 m to 187 m6.6% from 187 m to 194 m6.6% from 194 m to 226 m6.1% from 226 m to 241 m7.0% from 241 m to 259 m6.2% from 259 m to 264 m5.7% from 264 m to 269 m7.3% from 269 m to 275 m7.0% from 275 m to 283 m6.4% from 283 m to 294 m4.8% from 294 m to 296 m5.3% from 296 m to 302 m6.5% from 302 m to 313 m6.4% from 313 m to 321 m6.5% from 321 m to 331 m7.2% from 331 m to 340 m6.0% from 340 m to 348 m6.8% from 348 m to 360 m7.7% from 360 m to 365 m6.5% from 365 m to 414 m6.4% from 414 m to 433 m6.5% from 433 m to 471 m6.8% from 471 m to 476 m5.9% 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km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km40.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km5.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.7% 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to 1.6 km15.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km55.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km15.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km22.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km30.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km23.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km33.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km27.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km21.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km18.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km18.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km24.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km17.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km15.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.4% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km11.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-5.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km12.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km14.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-10.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-10.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km31.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km8.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-6.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-5.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km0.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km18.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km15.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km9.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-5.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-8.9% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km5%7%7%12%2%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.45 km / 1.52 miles
Elevation gain158.5 m / 520 ft
Average gradient6.5%
Maximum gradient31.3%
Elevation high310.7 m / 1,019 ft
Elevation low142.2 m / 467 ft
Climb difficulty score15,852.84

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 314,895th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,638th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 8,499th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 529th out of 5,724 cycling climbs in Orange County.

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Ranking 16th out of 222 cycling climbs in San Clemente.

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