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Alipaz Street, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, 92675, United States
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25 m85 m145 m205 m2.4% from 0 m to 21 m2.1% from 21 m to 40 m3.2% from 40 m to 56 m1.5% from 56 m to 69 m3.7% from 69 m to 83 m2.1% from 83 m to 97 m0.0% from 97 m to 111 m0.0% from 111 m to 126 m-0.6% from 126 m to 141 m0.5% from 141 m to 161 m-0.4% from 161 m to 184 m1.9% from 184 m to 205 m2.0% from 205 m to 225 m-0.5% from 225 m to 245 m8.5% from 245 m to 266 m12.6% from 266 m to 287 m4.7% from 287 m to 306 m-4.1% from 306 m to 321 m0.0% from 321 m to 333 m8.8% from 333 m to 345 m-2.3% from 345 m to 359 m-1.2% from 359 m to 375 m2.6% from 375 m to 395 m1.1% from 395 m to 414 m0.5% from 414 m to 435 m1.5% from 435 m to 455 m1.6% from 455 m to 474 m1.4% from 474 m to 495 m0.0% from 495 m to 513 m0.0% from 513 m to 529 m0.0% from 529 m to 543 m0.6% from 543 m to 558 m0.6% from 558 m to 574 m0.0% from 574 m to 591 m-0.6% from 591 m to 607 m2.2% from 607 m to 621 m0.0% from 621 m to 633 m4.8% from 633 m to 646 m8.5% from 646 m to 662 m8.6% from 662 m to 681 m-2.5% from 681 m to 701 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.47 km / 1.54 miles
Elevation gain176.4 m / 579 ft
Average gradient7.1%
Maximum gradient35.9%
Elevation high203.99 m / 669 ft
Elevation low27.57 m / 90 ft
Climb difficulty score17,642.23

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 271,366th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 19,082nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 7,293rd out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 418th out of 5,724 cycling climbs in Orange County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 234 climbs) in San Juan Capistrano.

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