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The Pain Cave

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Grand Prairie Parkway, West Des Moines, Dallas County, Iowa, 50038, United States
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Climb Profile

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250 m270 m290 m310 m-0.9% from 0 m to 23 m-0.4% from 23 m to 78 m0.0% from 78 m to 102 m-0.2% from 102 m to 166 m-0.3% from 166 m to 228 m-1.0% from 228 m to 289 m0.5% from 289 m to 326 m2.2% from 326 m to 362 m0.5% from 362 m to 426 m0.2% from 426 m to 493 m-1.4% from 493 m to 559 m-3.2% from 559 m to 615 m-0.2% from 615 m to 670 m-0.5% from 670 m to 690 m15.6% from 690 m to 705 m-5.4% from 705 m to 712 m-0.3% from 712 m to 774 m1.4% from 774 m to 811 m2.2% from 811 m to 871 m0.0% from 871 m to 877 m0.0% from 877 m to 884 m0.0% from 884 m to 890 m22.7% from 890 m to 937 m10.3% from 937 m to 998 m7.4% from 998 m to 1.1 km1.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-0.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km2.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.1% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-8.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km3.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km2.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-0.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.6% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km2.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-0.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-0.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-0.7% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-1.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.8% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-0.4% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-1.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-0.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-0.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km-1.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-2.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-2.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.4% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-4.3% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-7.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-4.0% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km-2.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-5.5% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km-7.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-3.2% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km0.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km4.3% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km-1.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km1.5% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km2.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km2.2% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km3.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km3.3% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km3.6% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km8.3% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km9.1% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km7.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-16.7% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km0.0% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-7.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-12.1% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-6.4% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km1.1% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km0.0% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km6.2% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km-6.1% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km-0.2% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km0.2% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km-1.3% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km-1.1% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km-0.2% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km-2.2% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.1% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km-0.5% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km-0.5% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km-1.1% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km-0.1% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km0.5% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km1.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-3.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-6.4% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-18.0% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km-8.8% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km2.3% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km5.6% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km7.9% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km5.6% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km2.1% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km6.0% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km7.6% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km-3.2% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km-12.6% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km-9.9% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km-1.6% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km2.0% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km8.7% from 5.4 km to 5.4 km10.8% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km5.8% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km1.7% from 5.6 km to 5.6 km1.0% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km-5.5% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km-0.3% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km1.2% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km5.1% from 5.9 km to 5.9 km3.0% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km2.6% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km0.7% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km4.4% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km7.7% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km2.3% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km-0.5% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km-3.3% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km1.4% from 6.2 km to 6.3 km-4.7% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km-8.0% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km-5.3% from 6.3 km to 6.4 km0.8% from 6.4 km to 6.4 km-1.6% from 6.4 km to 6.5 km-1.1% from 6.5 km to 6.5 km0.0% from 6.5 km to 6.6 km0.0% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km2.4% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km3.7% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km-2.3% from 6.6 km to 6.7 km-3.5% from 6.7 km to 6.7 km-1.4% from 6.7 km to 6.8 km1.9% from 6.8 km to 6.8 km0.2% from 6.8 km to 6.9 km4.0% from 6.9 km to 7.0 km2.4% from 7.0 km to 7.0 km1.5% from 7.0 km to 7.1 km1.0% from 7.1 km to 7.1 km0.3% from 7.1 km to 7.2 km0.3% from 7.2 km to 7.2 km0.2% from 7.2 km to 7.3 km-0.2% from 7.3 km to 7.4 km0.3% from 7.4 km to 7.4 km0.0% from 7.4 km to 7.4 km0.0% from 7.4 km to 7.5 km-1.6% from 7.5 km to 7.5 km2.2% from 7.5 km to 7.6 km0.9% from 7.6 km to 7.6 km-1.3% from 7.6 km to 7.6 km-2.6% from 7.6 km to 7.7 km-1.3% from 7.7 km to 7.7 km-0.5% from 7.7 km to 7.7 km-0.6% from 7.7 km to 7.8 km-0.2% from 7.8 km to 7.8 km-0.3% from 7.8 km to 7.9 km0.3% from 7.9 km to 8.0 km-0.3% from 8.0 km to 8.0 km-0.3% from 8.0 km to 8.1 km-2.6% from 8.1 km to 8.1 km-0.9% from 8.1 km to 8.2 km-0.6% from 8.2 km to 8.2 km-1.7% from 8.2 km to 8.3 km0.6% from 8.3 km to 8.3 km-0.8% from 8.3 km to 8.4 km1.0% from 8.4 km to 8.5 km0.8% from 8.5 km to 8.5 km-3.2% from 8.5 km to 8.6 km-3.7% from 8.6 km to 8.6 km2.0% from 8.6 km to 8.6 km2.7% from 8.6 km to 8.7 km-0.3% from 8.7 km to 8.8 km-1.2% from 8.8 km to 8.8 km2.9% from 8.8 km to 8.8 km2.3% from 8.8 km to 8.8 km1.1% from 8.8 km to 8.9 km0.3% from 8.9 km to 8.9 km-0.6% from 8.9 km to 8.9 km-1.2% from 8.9 km to 8.9 km0.0% from 8.9 km to 9.0 km-0.9% from 9.0 km to 9.0 km-0.5% from 9.0 km to 9.1 km0.0% from 9.1 km to 9.2 km-0.2% from 9.2 km to 9.2 km-1.3% from 9.2 km to 9.3 km-1.2% from 9.3 km to 9.3 km-2.5% from 9.3 km to 9.3 km0.0% from 9.3 km to 9.3 km-2.6% from 9.3 km to 9.4 km-3.7% from 9.4 km to 9.4 km-1.2% from 9.4 km to 9.4 km-2.4% from 9.4 km to 9.4 km0.6% from 9.4 km to 9.5 km-0.2% from 9.5 km to 9.5 km2.2% from 9.5 km to 9.6 km0.8% from 9.6 km to 9.6 km-0.5% from 9.6 km to 9.7 km-0.3% from 9.7 km to 9.8 km-0.6% from 9.8 km to 9.8 km-0.2% from 9.8 km to 9.9 km-0.8% from 9.9 km to 10.0 km-1.7% from 10.0 km to 10.0 km-4.5% from 10.0 km to 10.1 km-2.4% from 10.1 km to 10.2 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance10.3 km / 6.40 miles
Elevation gain33.2 m / 109 ft
Average gradient0.3%
Maximum gradient16.3%
Elevation high309.1 m / 1,014 ft
Elevation low254.5 m / 835 ft
Climb difficulty score3,295.84

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,453,127th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 148,747th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 441st out of 1,745 cycling climbs in Iowa.

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Ranks 24th out of 101 cycling climbs in Dallas County.

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Ranking 13th out of 33 cycling climbs in West Des Moines.

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