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RPV Switchbacks First Half

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31848, 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
Distance1.9 km / 1.18 miles
Elevation gain92 m / 302 ft
Average gradient4.9%
Maximum gradient7.1%
Elevation high239.4 m / 785 ft
Elevation low147.2 m / 483 ft
Climb difficulty score9,295.79

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 625,369th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 50,649th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 16,074th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 118th out of 328 cycling climbs in Rancho Palos Verdes.

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Ranking 23rd out of 33 cycling climbs in Palos Verdes Drive East.

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