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Swede Gulch Road Climb

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I 70, El Rancho, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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2345 m2400 m2460 m2515 m9.5% from 0 m to 15 m9.9% from 15 m to 29 m12.2% from 29 m to 44 m13.2% from 44 m to 59 m13.1% from 59 m to 74 m14.4% from 74 m to 89 m14.1% from 89 m to 105 m15.1% from 105 m to 121 m15.0% from 121 m to 137 m14.5% from 137 m to 153 m16.1% from 153 m to 170 m14.6% from 170 m to 186 m16.0% from 186 m to 202 m14.9% from 202 m to 218 m15.7% from 218 m to 235 m15.7% from 235 m to 251 m16.0% from 251 m to 268 m16.0% from 268 m to 284 m14.5% from 284 m to 301 m15.8% from 301 m to 317 m15.8% from 317 m to 334 m15.6% from 334 m to 350 m15.9% from 350 m to 367 m16.5% from 367 m to 382 m17.1% from 382 m to 398 m16.2% from 398 m to 412 m18.4% from 412 m to 427 m19.3% from 427 m to 440 m19.8% from 440 m to 453 m21.0% from 453 m to 466 m21.1% from 466 m to 478 m22.6% from 478 m to 489 m22.8% from 489 m to 501 m24.2% from 501 m to 511 m27.1% from 511 m to 520 m27.7% from 520 m to 530 m30.2% from 530 m to 538 m31.3% from 538 m to 547 m32.9% from 547 m to 554 m34.7% from 554 m to 562 m35.3% from 562 m to 569 m40.6% from 569 m to 575 m42.6% from 575 m to 581 m45.6% from 581 m to 587 m43.6% from 587 m to 592 m50.0% from 592 m to 598 m50.0% from 598 m to 603 m52.0% from 603 m to 608 m51.0% from 608 m to 613 m47.1% from 613 m to 618 m50.0% from 618 m to 623 m50.0% from 623 m to 628 m53.1% from 628 m to 633 m49.0% from 633 m to 638 m49.1% from 638 m to 644 m51.0% from 644 m to 649 m49.1% from 649 m to 654 m47.1% from 654 m to 659 m52.0% from 659 m to 664 m53.1% from 664 m to 669 m50.0% from 669 m to 674 m49.0% from 674 m to 679 m51.0% from 679 m to 684 m48.1% from 684 m to 690 m48.0% from 690 m to 695 m47.3% from 695 m to 700 m12%15%15%16%20%35%50%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance0.7 km / 0.43 miles
Elevation gain163.4 m / 536 ft
Average gradient23.3%
Maximum gradient49%
Elevation high2,512.8 m / 8,244 ft
Elevation low2,349.4 m / 7,708 ft
Climb difficulty score16,338

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 302,202nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 21,588th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 2,048th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 395th out of 2,019 cycling climbs in Jefferson County.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in El Rancho.

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