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Few switch backs

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Junction Creek Trail, La Plata County, Colorado, United States
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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2185 m2225 m2270 m2310 m0.0% from 0 m to 6 m0.0% from 6 m to 8 m0.0% from 8 m to 10 m0.0% from 10 m to 11 m44.4% from 11 m to 12 m36.4% from 12 m to 13 m29.3% from 13 m to 17 m23.2% from 17 m to 24 m22.9% from 24 m to 31 m9.3% from 31 m to 40 m2.9% from 40 m to 47 m12.9% from 47 m to 50 m11.8% from 50 m to 57 m15.4% from 57 m to 64 m7.8% from 64 m to 77 m10.4% from 77 m to 89 m5.5% from 89 m to 111 m4.2% from 111 m to 115 m1.0% from 115 m to 135 m2.1% from 135 m to 145 m2.7% from 145 m to 160 m8.6% from 160 m to 173 m5.0% from 173 m to 177 m5.1% from 177 m to 197 m9.5% from 197 m to 208 m13.2% from 208 m to 218 m17.0% from 218 m to 228 m24.5% from 228 m to 233 m22.8% from 233 m to 241 m14.8% from 241 m to 249 m9.4% from 249 m to 257 m14.8% from 257 m to 260 m17.5% from 260 m to 268 m14.3% from 268 m to 276 m8.6% from 276 m to 290 m3.8% from 290 m to 317 m13.2% from 317 m to 324 m12.5% from 324 m to 332 m20.7% from 332 m to 338 m7.8% from 338 m to 353 m7.0% from 353 m to 368 m6.3% from 368 m to 387 m3.8% from 387 m to 397 m3.0% from 397 m to 417 m4.7% from 417 m to 426 m9.9% from 426 m to 434 m17.6% from 434 m to 441 m12.5% from 441 m to 445 m10.7% from 445 m to 451 m38.9% from 451 m to 455 m21.5% from 455 m to 461 m22.6% from 461 m to 466 m16.0% from 466 m to 474 m10.8% from 474 m to 485 m11.0% from 485 m to 496 m4.0% from 496 m to 516 m3.2% from 516 m to 554 m5.5% from 554 m to 572 m8.8% from 572 m to 586 m7.8% from 586 m to 598 m4.2% from 598 m to 613 m4.9% from 613 m to 621 m5.6% from 621 m to 642 m0.0% from 642 m to 648 m3.1% from 648 m to 667 m1.3% from 667 m to 683 m7.4% from 683 m to 686 m22.9% from 686 m to 689 m8.6% from 689 m to 701 m11.9% from 701 m to 711 m17.1% from 711 m to 718 m13.5% from 718 m to 725 m12.6% from 725 m to 735 m10.9% from 735 m to 746 m16.9% from 746 m to 753 m15.4% from 753 m to 761 m10.3% from 761 m to 773 m8.2% from 773 m to 787 m10.6% from 787 m to 797 m13.8% from 797 m to 805 m10.5% from 805 m to 817 m6.0% from 817 m to 833 m9.9% from 833 m to 846 m5.8% from 846 m to 863 m6.9% from 863 m to 877 m12.5% from 877 m to 887 m8.5% from 887 m to 901 m10.3% from 901 m to 915 m25.0% from 915 m to 916 m2.6% from 916 m to 924 m4.6% from 924 m to 933 m9.1% from 933 m to 935 m8.2% from 935 m to 947 m12.9% from 947 m to 956 m6.7% from 956 m to 971 m11.2% from 971 m to 980 m6.7% from 980 m to 983 m9.7% from 983 m to 998 m12.5% from 998 m to 1.0 km8.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km9.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km53.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km33.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km11.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9%10%7%9%6%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.48 km / 0.92 miles
Elevation gain121.2 m / 398 ft
Average gradient8.2%
Maximum gradient27.7%
Elevation high2,307.2 m / 7,570 ft
Elevation low2,186 m / 7,172 ft
Climb difficulty score12,120.31

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 448,140th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 33,827th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 2,759th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 141st out of 490 cycling climbs in La Plata County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 8 climbs) in Junction Creek Trail.

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