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PV Switchbacks

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31776, Palos Verdes Drive East, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 90275, United States
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.09 km / 1.92 miles
Elevation gain158 m / 518 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient16%
Elevation high279.8 m / 918 ft
Elevation low121.8 m / 400 ft
Climb difficulty score15,813.63

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 315,899th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,713th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 8,523rd out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 75th out of 328 cycling climbs in Rancho Palos Verdes.

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Ranking 15th out of 33 cycling climbs in Palos Verdes Drive East.

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