Sampson

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South Sampson Gulch Way, Ponderosa Ridge - Reserve, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 80016, United States
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Climb Profile

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1845 m1860 m1875 m1890 m10.0% from 0 m to 4 m-9.3% from 4 m to 8 m23.3% from 8 m to 13 m9.1% from 13 m to 17 m4.3% from 17 m to 22 m0.0% from 22 m to 26 m4.3% from 26 m to 31 m4.3% from 31 m to 36 m-4.3% from 36 m to 40 m8.2% from 40 m to 45 m8.3% from 45 m to 50 m8.0% from 50 m to 55 m4.0% from 55 m to 60 m7.8% from 60 m to 65 m3.8% from 65 m to 70 m3.6% from 70 m to 76 m8.0% from 76 m to 81 m8.0% from 81 m to 86 m4.0% from 86 m to 91 m4.0% from 91 m to 96 m8.2% from 96 m to 101 m8.2% from 101 m to 106 m0.0% from 106 m to 110 m4.2% from 110 m to 115 m4.3% from 115 m to 120 m4.3% from 120 m to 124 m4.3% from 124 m to 129 m8.5% from 129 m to 134 m4.3% from 134 m to 139 m8.7% from 139 m to 143 m4.3% from 143 m to 148 m4.3% from 148 m to 152 m-8.7% from 152 m to 157 m9.1% from 157 m to 161 m4.2% from 161 m to 181 m0.0% from 181 m to 183 m31.1% from 183 m to 188 m8.9% from 188 m to 192 m4.4% from 192 m to 197 m8.9% from 197 m to 201 m-4.4% from 201 m to 206 m0.0% from 206 m to 210 m0.0% from 210 m to 215 m9.1% from 215 m to 219 m-4.7% from 219 m to 223 m4.5% from 223 m to 228 m0.0% from 228 m to 232 m4.8% from 232 m to 236 m18.6% from 236 m to 241 m9.1% from 241 m to 245 m17.8% from 245 m to 249 m4.3% from 249 m to 254 m-12.8% from 254 m to 259 m0.0% from 259 m to 263 m0.0% from 263 m to 268 m13.3% from 268 m to 272 m9.1% from 272 m to 277 m9.3% from 277 m to 281 m4.8% from 281 m to 285 m-4.8% from 285 m to 289 m4.9% from 289 m to 294 m7.8% from 294 m to 304 m0.0% from 304 m to 306 m9.1% from 306 m to 310 m4.4% from 310 m to 315 m-4.2% from 315 m to 319 m8.0% from 319 m to 324 m3.7% from 324 m to 330 m4.1% from 330 m to 335 m-4.2% from 335 m to 340 m0.0% from 340 m to 344 m8.5% from 344 m to 349 m8.9% from 349 m to 354 m8.7% from 354 m to 358 m4.4% from 358 m to 363 m8.9% from 363 m to 367 m9.1% from 367 m to 372 m-8.7% from 372 m to 376 m4.3% from 376 m to 381 m-13.0% from 381 m to 385 m8.5% from 385 m to 390 m4.3% from 390 m to 395 m0.0% from 395 m to 400 m-4.0% from 400 m to 405 m-3.9% from 405 m to 410 m7.7% from 410 m to 415 m3.9% from 415 m to 420 m-11.3% from 420 m to 425 m-3.9% from 425 m to 430 m-3.9% from 430 m to 435 m15.4% from 435 m to 441 m9.8% from 441 m to 447 m-4.8% from 447 m to 451 m7.7% from 451 m to 456 m-7.7% from 456 m to 461 m3.8% from 461 m to 467 m-7.7% from 467 m to 472 m3.8% from 472 m to 477 m11.5% from 477 m to 482 m3.8% from 482 m to 488 m7.5% from 488 m to 493 m0.0% from 493 m to 498 m-11.3% from 498 m to 503 m-3.8% from 503 m to 509 m3.8% from 509 m to 514 m11.3% from 514 m to 519 m0.0% from 519 m to 525 m7.4% from 525 m to 530 m0.0% from 530 m to 535 m3.8% from 535 m to 541 m0.0% from 541 m to 546 m3.8% from 546 m to 551 m3.8% from 551 m to 556 m0.0% from 556 m to 562 m-3.8% from 562 m to 567 m11.5% from 567 m to 572 m0.0% from 572 m to 577 m7.8% from 577 m to 582 m4.0% from 582 m to 587 m3.9% from 587 m to 592 m0.0% from 592 m to 597 m-3.3% from 597 m to 603 m0.0% from 603 m to 607 m4.0% from 607 m to 612 m5.6% 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1.1 km-9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-17.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-9.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.3% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-3.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-6.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-9.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-8.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-8.1% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-7.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-14.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-9.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-2.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-3.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-7.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km22.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km20.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-5.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-15.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km16.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km21.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-9.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-9.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-9.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km18.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6%3%2%2%-2%4%1%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.8 km / 1.12 miles
Elevation gain53 m / 174 ft
Average gradient2.3%
Maximum gradient13.3%
Elevation high1,887.8 m / 6,194 ft
Elevation low1,847 m / 6,060 ft
Climb difficulty score4,132.64

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,257,301st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 122,823rd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 6,255th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

Ranks 127th out of 904 cycling climbs in Arapahoe County.

Ranking 37th out of 323 cycling climbs in Aurora.

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