Let the fun begin! :)

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Horse Gulch Road, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, 81303, United States

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Climb Profile

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1995 m2040 m2090 m2135 m8.3% from 0 m to 15 m5.7% from 15 m to 32 m8.3% from 32 m to 46 m11.2% from 46 m to 55 m23.1% from 55 m to 61 m10.0% from 61 m to 73 m8.4% from 73 m to 82 m12.1% from 82 m to 85 m9.8% from 85 m to 91 m6.8% from 91 m to 97 m11.6% from 97 m to 106 m11.4% from 106 m to 118 m6.5% from 118 m to 128 m6.7% from 128 m to 134 m12.2% from 134 m to 143 m11.1% from 143 m to 152 m13.5% from 152 m to 161 m8.1% from 161 m to 176 m11.7% from 176 m to 188 m7.5% from 188 m to 204 m8.8% from 204 m to 220 m10.3% from 220 m to 230 m9.5% from 230 m to 246 m9.3% from 246 m to 257 m20.3% from 257 m to 264 m11.2% from 264 m to 275 m10.5% from 275 m to 286 m5.0% from 286 m to 298 m9.7% from 298 m to 304 m10.8% from 304 m to 314 m13.3% from 314 m to 317 m7.9% from 317 m to 327 m9.9% from 327 m to 339 m15.1% from 339 m to 351 m5.8% from 351 m to 371 m8.1% from 371 m to 386 m9.8% from 386 m to 396 m12.0% from 396 m to 406 m11.0% from 406 m to 417 m10.2% from 417 m to 427 m11.0% from 427 m to 438 m19.6% from 438 m to 443 m8.9% from 443 m to 456 m5.6% from 456 m to 474 m3.9% from 474 m to 500 m5.1% from 500 m to 520 m5.1% from 520 m to 539 m5.1% from 539 m to 571 m8.0% from 571 m to 588 m9.0% from 588 m to 599 m9.9% from 599 m to 612 m10.7% from 612 m to 625 m5.9% from 625 m to 642 m6.9% from 642 m to 659 m8.2% from 659 m to 664 m0.8% from 664 m to 688 m0.0% from 688 m to 694 m0.0% from 694 m to 708 m0.0% from 708 m to 759 m3.2% from 759 m to 778 m1.6% from 778 m to 790 m2.2% from 790 m to 826 m3.5% from 826 m to 861 m3.0% from 861 m to 881 m2.9% from 881 m to 894 m11.2% from 894 m to 907 m8.3% from 907 m to 921 m10.8% from 921 m to 932 m10.4% from 932 m to 942 m6.5% from 942 m to 964 m8.1% from 964 m to 981 m6.2% from 981 m to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km6.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km1.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km12.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.6% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km6.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km3.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-0.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km7.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km3.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km1.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km3.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.5% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km9.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9%5%6%4%2%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.48 km / 1.54 miles
Elevation gain133.4 m / 438 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient12.1%
Elevation high2,131.6 m / 6,993 ft
Elevation low1,998.2 m / 6,556 ft
Climb difficulty score13,331.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 396,141st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 29,322nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 2,513th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

Ranks 123rd out of 490 cycling climbs in La Plata County.

Ranking 68th out of 307 cycling climbs in Durango.

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