HWY50 climb from prison to top
Estimated Climb Time
Loading your rider settings for HWY50 climb from prison to top...
Climb Profile
Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of HWY50 climb from prison to top.
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 | 9.31 km / 5.78 miles |
| Elevation gain | 293.2 m / 962 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.2% |
| Maximum gradient | 7.5% |
| Elevation high | 1,891.2 m / 6,205 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,598 m / 5,243 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 29,312.95 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Tunnel Dr. -> Royal Gorge exit Cañon City, Fremont County | 11.2 km | 2.6% | 293 m |
Holding Cell Cañon City, Fremont County | 5.76 km | 3.6% | 210 m |
Temple Road climb - Pinion to Great Escape Cañon City, Fremont County | 5.71 km | 4% | 227 m |
Section 13 Lollipop CCW Cañon City, Fremont County | 8.91 km | 0.1% | 237 m |
Hills before restooms Cañon City, Fremont County | 6.96 km | 1.1% | 76 m |
Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 121,757th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 8,006th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 1,022nd out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado. |
🏵️ Get your legs ready, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 64 climbs) in Fremont County. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Cañon City. |
Useful Links
View this climb on other sites.
| Google Street View |
| Strava |
Something wrong with this listing? Help keep BikeClimbs accurate.
Flag this climb