Taaffe Climb (Foothill->Altamont)
Estimated Climb Time
Loading your rider settings for Taaffe Climb (Foothill->Altamont)...
Climb Profile
Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Taaffe Climb (Foothill->Altamont).
Veloviewer Route And Climb Visualiser
Switch to Veloviewer when you want the full external route visualiser.
Climb Stats
Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.
| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 4.1 km / 2.55 miles |
| Elevation gain | 163.2 m / 535 ft |
| Average gradient | 4% |
| Maximum gradient | 16.2% |
| Elevation high | 195 m / 640 ft |
| Elevation low | 28.2 m / 93 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 16,307.25 |
Similar Climbs Nearby
If you like the shape of this climb, these nearby options have a similar distance, gradient, and elevation profile.
Tip: rotate your phone to landscape and swipe the table sideways to reveal the full set of climb details.
| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Magdalena to the top Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 3.4 km | 3.9% | 147 m |
Foothill to top of Altamont Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 4.51 km | 3.4% | 174 m |
Magdalena + Olive Tree (from Foothill) Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 4.22 km | 4.9% | 218 m |
Top of Mora via St. Joseph Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 3.56 km | 3.3% | 116 m |
Toward Taafe Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 5.32 km | 2.8% | 150 m |
Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 302,940th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 21,664th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 8,184th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California. |
⚖ Ranks 544th out of 4,071 cycling climbs in Santa Clara County. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 126 climbs) in Los Altos. |
Useful Links
View this climb on other sites.
| Google Street View |
| Strava |
Something wrong with this listing? Help keep BikeClimbs accurate.
Flag this climb