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Ark Backwards Climb

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Pole Line Trail, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, 81201, United States
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Climb Profile

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2155 m2200 m2240 m2285 m-5.6% from 0 m to 11 m-4.2% from 11 m to 23 m-4.2% from 23 m to 32 m-4.5% from 32 m to 41 m-6.9% from 41 m to 50 m-4.5% from 50 m to 61 m-0.7% from 61 m to 74 m0.8% from 74 m to 87 m-4.2% from 87 m to 106 m13.6% from 106 m to 127 m-4.5% from 127 m to 142 m0.7% from 142 m to 156 m0.7% from 156 m to 170 m8.4% from 170 m to 183 m22.4% from 183 m to 196 m19.7% from 196 m to 208 m3.2% from 208 m to 220 m8.7% from 220 m to 231 m-1.2% from 231 m to 239 m-0.9% from 239 m to 249 m1.1% from 249 m to 259 m12.0% from 259 m to 267 m18.5% from 267 m to 275 m25.0% from 275 m to 282 m20.3% from 282 m to 290 m28.2% from 290 m to 297 m18.3% from 297 m to 303 m27.3% from 303 m to 307 m14.6% from 307 m to 312 m15.0% from 312 m to 318 m18.6% from 318 m to 324 m9.1% from 324 m to 330 m13.0% from 330 m to 336 m33.3% from 336 m to 342 m19.0% from 342 m to 348 m14.5% from 348 m to 355 m6.9% from 355 m to 362 m-9.4% from 362 m to 368 m-12.0% from 368 m to 377 m-10.5% from 377 m to 385 m-19.4% from 385 m to 392 m2.4% from 392 m to 401 m23.0% from 401 m to 407 m28.3% from 407 m to 413 m30.9% from 413 m to 418 m36.4% from 418 m to 424 m24.5% from 424 m to 429 m38.8% from 429 m to 434 m41.0% from 434 m to 438 m25.0% from 438 m to 442 m29.3% from 442 m to 446 m29.5% from 446 m to 450 m-4.8% from 450 m to 455 m-22.9% from 455 m to 459 m-17.1% from 459 m to 463 m-13.0% from 463 m to 468 m-12.5% from 468 m to 473 m-22.4% from 473 m to 478 m-20.0% from 478 m to 481 m-48.4% from 481 m to 484 m-21.1% from 484 m to 497 m35.8% from 497 m to 513 m41.5% from 513 m to 522 m35.8% from 522 m to 532 m32.9% from 532 m to 540 m23.9% from 540 m to 549 m14.3% from 549 m to 557 m14.4% from 557 m to 567 m1.3% from 567 m to 575 m-4.2% from 575 m to 584 m-10.8% from 584 m to 593 m1.2% from 593 m to 601 m-3.7% from 601 m to 609 m7.4% from 609 m to 616 m34.5% from 616 m to 627 m33.0% from 627 m to 638 m12.2% from 638 m to 645 m27.0% from 645 m to 649 m13.6% from 649 m to 653 m21.3% from 653 m to 658 m18.2% from 658 m to 664 m10.6% from 664 m to 671 m9.9% from 671 m to 678 m6.5% from 678 m to 686 m7.3% from 686 m to 691 m10.0% from 691 m to 697 m-5.4% from 697 m to 701 m4.2% from 701 m to 708 m5.9% from 708 m to 715 m15.3% from 715 m to 721 m16.7% from 721 m to 726 m19.3% from 726 m to 732 m18.5% from 732 m to 738 m-14.7% from 738 m to 746 m-25.7% from 746 m to 760 m1.8% from 760 m to 771 m2.5% from 771 m to 779 m5.2% from 779 m to 787 m18.2% from 787 m to 795 m28.2% from 795 m to 803 m24.0% from 803 m to 810 m15.7% from 810 m to 818 m3.8% from 818 m to 826 m-7.4% from 826 m to 837 m-9.0% from 837 m to 852 m-8.8% from 852 m to 871 m-10.0% from 871 m to 893 m-6.4% from 893 m to 921 m0.8% from 921 m to 945 m0.0% from 945 m to 956 m0.0% from 956 m to 966 m3.5% from 966 m to 980 m8.5% from 980 m to 992 m7.1% from 992 m to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-15.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-12.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km30.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km29.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-5.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-6.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-17.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km23.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km22.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km11.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km22.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-7.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-12.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-13.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km8.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km20.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km31.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km28.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km26.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km32.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km35.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km42.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km25.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km22.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-5.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-5.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-4.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km22.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km16.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km35.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km39.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km36.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km22.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-6.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-4.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-3.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-12.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2%9%14%-0%5%4%11%5%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 categoryCategory 4
Distance1.85 km / 1.15 miles
Elevation gain118.7 m / 389 ft
Average gradient6.4%
Maximum gradient36.5%
Elevation high2,284.3 m / 7,494 ft
Elevation low2,158.9 m / 7,083 ft
Climb difficulty score11,866.73

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 460,611th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 34,989th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 2,824th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 39th out of 105 cycling climbs in Chaffee County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 29 climbs) in Salida.

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