Red Sandstone TH to Buffer Trail int

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Red Sandstone Road, Vail, Eagle County, Colorado, 81657, United States
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.5 km / 2.18 miles
Elevation gain207.2 m / 680 ft
Average gradient5.9%
Maximum gradient22.8%
Elevation high2,755.8 m / 9,041 ft
Elevation low2,528.6 m / 8,296 ft
Climb difficulty score20,708.64

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 214,788th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,825th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,604th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

Ranks 142nd out of 497 cycling climbs in Eagle County.

Ranking 42nd out of 115 cycling climbs in Vail.

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