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Pigs Tail Climb

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Back Bowl, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, 41016, United States
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Climb Profile

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205 m220 m235 m250 m14.3% from 0 m to 5 m15.0% from 5 m to 9 m12.2% from 9 m to 13 m2.2% from 13 m to 18 m14.6% from 18 m to 22 m13.0% from 22 m to 28 m17.3% from 28 m to 33 m7.4% from 33 m to 38 m0.0% from 38 m to 41 m0.0% from 41 m to 45 m11.9% from 45 m to 49 m17.1% from 49 m to 52 m16.1% from 52 m to 55 m7.5% from 55 m to 59 m-2.5% from 59 m to 63 m2.5% from 63 m to 67 m-2.0% from 67 m to 72 m-15.4% from 72 m to 78 m-12.0% from 78 m to 83 m-2.1% from 83 m to 87 m2.5% from 87 m to 91 m7.9% from 91 m to 95 m-2.3% from 95 m to 99 m14.3% from 99 m to 104 m24.4% from 104 m to 108 m28.6% from 108 m to 112 m35.9% from 112 m to 116 m36.1% from 116 m to 119 m27.5% from 119 m to 123 m5.9% from 123 m to 129 m2.3% from 129 m to 133 m-13.3% from 133 m to 137 m-12.5% from 137 m to 142 m-8.9% from 142 m to 147 m12.2% from 147 m to 151 m-4.8% from 151 m to 155 m-22.0% from 155 m to 159 m-7.9% from 159 m to 163 m20.6% from 163 m to 166 m-5.4% from 166 m to 170 m15.0% from 170 m to 174 m10.4% from 174 m to 179 m0.0% from 179 m to 182 m-6.3% from 182 m to 185 m10.6% from 185 m to 190 m21.4% from 190 m to 194 m8.1% from 194 m to 198 m4.5% from 198 m to 202 m6.5% from 202 m to 205 m4.5% from 205 m to 210 m3.2% from 210 m to 213 m9.3% from 213 m to 217 m-10.3% from 217 m to 220 m-17.1% from 220 m to 224 m-5.3% from 224 m to 227 m5.7% from 227 m to 231 m11.1% from 231 m to 234 m13.2% from 234 m to 238 m15.8% from 238 m to 242 m17.9% from 242 m to 246 m14.3% from 246 m to 249 m21.2% from 249 m to 253 m11.1% from 253 m to 256 m-2.6% from 256 m to 260 m0.0% from 260 m to 265 m7.7% from 265 m to 270 m20.8% from 270 m to 275 m11.4% from 275 m to 279 m6.7% from 279 m to 284 m12.8% from 284 m to 289 m16.3% from 289 m to 293 m10.0% from 293 m to 297 m7.5% from 297 m to 301 m2.9% from 301 m to 304 m-3.2% from 304 m to 308 m-2.9% from 308 m to 311 m2.9% from 311 m to 314 m5.0% from 314 m to 318 m2.3% from 318 m to 323 m5.6% from 323 m to 326 m16.7% from 326 m to 329 m21.9% from 329 m to 333 m35.1% from 333 m to 336 m24.3% from 336 m to 340 m23.5% from 340 m to 343 m33.3% from 343 m to 346 m12.5% from 346 m to 350 m0.0% from 350 m to 353 m5.4% from 353 m to 357 m5.1% from 357 m to 360 m3.2% from 360 m to 364 m51.5% from 364 m to 367 m0.0% from 367 m to 370 m35.3% from 370 m to 373 m13.6% from 373 m to 378 m8.6% from 378 m to 381 m3.1% from 381 m to 388 m6.8% from 388 m to 392 m12.2% from 392 m to 396 m11.6% from 396 m to 401 m6.5% from 401 m to 405 m-2.3% from 405 m to 410 m-6.1% from 410 m to 415 m0.0% from 415 m to 420 m6.7% from 420 m to 429 m5.4% from 429 m to 434 m8.6% from 434 m to 441 m11.3% from 441 m to 448 m17.2% from 448 m to 454 m22.2% from 454 m to 459 m9.4% from 459 m to 464 m0.0% from 464 m to 473 m8.9% from 473 m to 478 m3.0% from 478 m to 485 m1.7% from 485 m to 491 m-4.2% from 491 m to 498 m-4.2% from 498 m to 505 m3.2% from 505 m to 511 m-1.9% from 511 m to 517 m-5.6% from 517 m to 522 m3.5% from 522 m to 528 m16.7% from 528 m to 534 m5.1% from 534 m to 540 m-15.4% from 540 m to 545 m-19.4% from 545 m to 549 m-14.3% from 549 m to 553 m-17.2% from 553 m to 558 m-17.1% from 558 m to 562 m-9.4% from 562 m to 568 m5%8%8%12%5%-4%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.57 km / 0.35 miles
Elevation gain34.9 m / 115 ft
Average gradient6.1%
Maximum gradient31.8%
Elevation high248.5 m / 815 ft
Elevation low209.4 m / 687 ft
Climb difficulty score3,488.75

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,402,835th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 141,931st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,086th out of 2,839 cycling climbs in Kentucky.

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Ranks 132nd out of 211 cycling climbs in Kenton County.

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Ranking 55th out of 86 cycling climbs in Covington.

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