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Greenbelt to 42nd

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Walnut Creek Trail, Waterbury, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 50324, United States
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Climb Profile

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210 m230 m245 m265 m1.8% from 0 m to 34 m3.3% from 34 m to 52 m7.4% from 52 m to 68 m6.7% from 68 m to 83 m9.0% from 83 m to 97 m6.8% from 97 m to 111 m10.8% from 111 m to 115 m10.0% from 115 m to 123 m5.3% from 123 m to 127 m4.5% from 127 m to 136 m2.8% from 136 m to 157 m2.2% from 157 m to 166 m0.0% from 166 m to 171 m2.1% from 171 m to 180 m5.7% from 180 m to 194 m1.0% from 194 m to 215 m0.0% from 215 m to 225 m0.0% from 225 m to 239 m1.1% from 239 m to 256 m0.0% from 256 m to 260 m2.3% from 260 m to 269 m3.8% from 269 m to 274 m0.0% from 274 m to 294 m-1.9% from 294 m to 315 m0.0% from 315 m to 325 m3.8% from 325 m to 340 m9.5% from 340 m to 345 m10.4% from 345 m to 352 m5.8% from 352 m to 359 m10.1% from 359 m to 367 m7.7% from 367 m to 375 m9.1% from 375 m to 381 m7.4% from 381 m to 384 m12.1% from 384 m to 387 m5.3% from 387 m to 395 m1.9% from 395 m to 406 m1.8% from 406 m to 417 m-3.2% from 417 m to 455 m0.0% from 455 m to 461 m0.0% from 461 m to 466 m1.8% from 466 m to 477 m3.7% from 477 m to 483 m3.8% from 483 m to 488 m6.0% from 488 m to 508 m3.1% from 508 m to 541 m6.5% from 541 m to 550 m8.7% from 550 m to 559 m6.8% from 559 m to 577 m5.5% from 577 m to 591 m4.0% from 591 m to 596 m4.1% from 596 m to 606 m2.4% from 606 m to 632 m2.7% from 632 m to 647 m3.0% from 647 m to 666 m2.6% from 666 m to 682 m-3.1% from 682 m to 721 m-3.5% from 721 m to 726 m-4.4% from 726 m to 749 m-1.6% from 749 m to 761 m0.5% from 761 m to 798 m2.4% from 798 m to 814 m2.1% from 814 m to 824 m2.5% from 824 m to 840 m4.4% from 840 m to 862 m5.3% from 862 m to 874 m-0.7% from 874 m to 902 m-7.0% from 902 m to 907 m-3.5% from 907 m to 919 m0.0% from 919 m to 942 m3.4% from 942 m to 948 m3.4% from 948 m to 953 m1.0% from 953 m to 993 m2.8% from 993 m to 1.0 km1.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.4% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km2.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.6% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km3.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-2.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-9.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-0.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-2.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-2.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km1.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.7% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km2.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.6% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km3.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km3%2%3%1%1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.4 km / 1.49 miles
Elevation gain49.8 m / 163 ft
Average gradient2.1%
Maximum gradient9.2%
Elevation high260.2 m / 854 ft
Elevation low210.4 m / 690 ft
Climb difficulty score4,987.42

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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 1,101,378th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 103,347th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 180th out of 1,745 cycling climbs in Iowa.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 364 climbs) in Polk County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 160 climbs) in Des Moines.

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