Bear Creek Canyon / Red Rocks to Ideldale
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 5 km / 3.11 miles |
| Elevation gain | 171.7 m / 563 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 6.8% |
| Elevation high | 1,970.6 m / 6,465 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,798.9 m / 5,902 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 17,153.43 |
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| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
Red Rocks Entrance-Idledale Morrison, Jefferson County | 4.89 km | 3.3% | 163 m |
Morrison to I-70 uphill Morrison, Jefferson County | 5.02 km | 3.7% | 184 m |
Red Rocks Grinder Morrison, Jefferson County | 5.1 km | 3.6% | 194 m |
Red Rocks Entrance to Idledale Morrison, Jefferson County | 5.43 km | 3.2% | 171 m |
Morrison to Idledale post office Morrison, Jefferson County | 5.85 km | 3.5% | 203 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 282,333rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 19,944th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 1,958th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado. |
⚖ Ranks 383rd out of 2,019 cycling climbs in Jefferson County. |
⚖ Ranking 49th out of 86 cycling climbs in Morrison. |
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