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Balboa to Firehouse (42nd Ave)

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4801, Balboa Street, San Francisco, California, 94121, United States
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Climb Profile

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15 m45 m70 m100 m0.0% from 0 m to 6 m0.0% from 6 m to 11 m0.0% from 11 m to 47 m0.0% from 47 m to 62 m0.0% from 62 m to 90 m0.0% from 90 m to 119 m0.0% from 119 m to 124 m0.0% from 124 m to 138 m0.0% from 138 m to 147 m0.0% from 147 m to 156 m0.0% from 156 m to 170 m0.0% from 170 m to 193 m0.0% from 193 m to 198 m2.4% from 198 m to 214 m9.8% from 214 m to 218 m10.3% from 218 m to 222 m9.8% from 222 m to 226 m15.8% from 226 m to 230 m0.0% from 230 m to 254 m3.7% from 254 m to 265 m10.5% from 265 m to 269 m10.5% from 269 m to 273 m10.8% from 273 m to 277 m9.8% from 277 m to 281 m0.0% from 281 m to 307 m11.4% from 307 m to 311 m10.0% from 311 m to 315 m12.1% from 315 m to 318 m16.7% from 318 m to 322 m10.0% from 322 m to 326 m0.0% from 326 m to 351 m10.8% from 351 m to 355 m10.5% from 355 m to 359 m15.4% from 359 m to 362 m11.8% from 362 m to 365 m12.1% from 365 m to 368 m6.5% from 368 m to 374 m20.7% from 374 m to 377 m16.0% from 377 m to 380 m16.7% from 380 m to 382 m16.0% from 382 m to 385 m0.0% from 385 m to 392 m3.7% from 392 m to 403 m22.2% from 403 m to 406 m16.7% from 406 m to 408 m14.8% from 408 m to 411 m16.0% from 411 m to 414 m5.5% from 414 m to 421 m14.8% from 421 m to 424 m14.8% from 424 m to 426 m14.8% from 426 m to 429 m21.4% from 429 m to 432 m4.3% from 432 m to 441 m12.5% from 441 m to 444 m12.5% from 444 m to 447 m11.8% from 447 m to 451 m11.4% from 451 m to 454 m0.0% from 454 m to 471 m7.4% from 471 m to 476 m14.8% from 476 m to 479 m25.0% from 479 m to 481 m16.0% from 481 m to 484 m13.8% from 484 m to 487 m14.8% from 487 m to 490 m16.7% from 490 m to 492 m23.1% from 492 m to 495 m15.4% from 495 m to 497 m13.3% from 497 m to 500 m6.7% from 500 m to 506 m13.8% from 506 m to 509 m13.8% from 509 m to 512 m14.3% from 512 m to 515 m14.3% from 515 m to 518 m0.0% from 518 m to 525 m5.0% from 525 m to 533 m16.7% from 533 m to 535 m20.0% from 535 m to 538 m15.4% from 538 m to 541 m16.0% from 541 m to 543 m0.0% from 543 m to 546 m14.8% from 546 m to 549 m14.8% from 549 m to 551 m14.3% from 551 m to 554 m14.3% from 554 m to 557 m14.3% from 557 m to 560 m0.0% from 560 m to 569 m12.1% from 569 m to 572 m18.2% from 572 m to 576 m10.8% from 576 m to 579 m10.3% from 579 m to 583 m11.8% from 583 m to 587 m0.0% from 587 m to 597 m11.1% from 597 m to 601 m17.6% from 601 m to 604 m10.8% from 604 m to 608 m11.4% from 608 m to 612 m11.4% from 612 m to 615 m4.4% from 615 m to 629 m12.9% from 629 m to 632 m18.8% from 632 m to 635 m12.1% from 635 m to 638 m17.6% from 638 m to 642 m2.0% from 642 m to 662 m12.9% from 662 m to 665 m12.1% from 665 m to 668 m11.8% from 668 m to 671 m13.8% from 671 m to 674 m3.1% from 674 m to 687 m12.9% from 687 m to 691 m12.5% from 691 m to 694 m13.3% from 694 m to 697 m12.5% from 697 m to 700 m0.0% from 700 m to 709 m6.6% from 709 m to 715 m13.8% from 715 m to 718 m12.9% from 718 m to 721 m19.4% from 721 m to 724 m12.9% from 724 m to 727 m4.3% from 727 m to 737 m12.5% from 737 m to 740 m20.7% from 740 m to 743 m13.3% from 743 m to 746 m12.5% from 746 m to 749 m4.4% from 749 m to 758 m12.5% from 758 m to 761 m12.9% from 761 m to 764 m12.5% from 764 m to 767 m12.5% from 767 m to 771 m2.1% from 771 m to 789 m17.6% from 789 m to 793 m12.9% from 793 m to 796 m11.4% from 796 m to 799 m11.4% from 799 m to 803 m12.1% from 803 m to 806 m12.1% from 806 m to 810 m11.4% from 810 m to 813 m11.1% from 813 m to 817 m12.5% from 817 m to 820 m4.0% from 820 m to 830 m18.2% from 830 m to 833 m12.5% from 833 m to 836 m12.9% from 836 m to 840 m12.9% from 840 m to 843 m0.0% from 843 m to 846 m4.2% from 846 m to 855 m11.1% from 855 m to 859 m10.8% from 859 m to 863 m10.8% from 863 m to 866 m10.8% from 866 m to 870 m0.0% from 870 m to 882 m3.4% from 882 m to 899 m12.9% from 899 m to 902 m12.9% from 902 m to 906 m19.4% from 906 m to 909 m11.1% from 909 m to 912 m5.5% from 912 m to 920 m11.8% from 920 m to 923 m17.6% from 923 m to 926 m10.8% from 926 m to 930 m12.1% from 930 m to 933 m3.8% from 933 m to 944 m17.6% from 944 m to 947 m13.3% from 947 m to 950 m10.8% from 950 m to 954 m11.8% from 954 m to 957 m0.0% from 957 m to 961 m0.0% from 961 m to 983 m4.2% from 983 m to 993 m8.5% from 993 m to 997 m8.5% from 997 m to 1.0 km8.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km9.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km25.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km200.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km21.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1%8%9%7%5%3%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.43 km / 0.89 miles
Elevation gain77.6 m / 255 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient19.4%
Elevation high96.8 m / 318 ft
Elevation low19.2 m / 63 ft
Climb difficulty score7,715.52

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 782,826th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 67,306th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 19,923rd out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 356th out of 2,337 cycling climbs in San Francisco.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 9 climbs) in Balboa Street.

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