Estes Park (Hwy 34) to top of Switchbacks
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 7.56 km / 4.70 miles |
| Elevation gain | 120.4 m / 395 ft |
| Average gradient | 1.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 12.4% |
| Elevation high | 2,429.3 m / 7,970 ft |
| Elevation low | 2,308.9 m / 7,575 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 12,019.92 |
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| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
Estes to Glenn Haven Switchbacks Estes Park, Larimer County | 7.45 km | 1.6% | 118 m |
Devil's Gulch NE Estes Park, Larimer County | 5.45 km | 1.7% | 92 m |
Fish Creek Complete Estes Park, Larimer County | 7.15 km | 2.9% | 204 m |
EstesEpic.com Start -> Switchbacks Estes Park, Larimer County | 7.26 km | 3% | 216 m |
5k TT test Estes Park, Larimer County | 5.1 km | 2.6% | 132 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 453,044th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 34,252nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 2,787th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado. |
⚖ Ranks 111th out of 628 cycling climbs in Larimer County. |
⚖ Ranking 18th out of 54 cycling climbs in Estes Park. |
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