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The Sneaky Way Up

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Western Avenue, Kenton Hills, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, 41011, United States
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.06 km / 1.90 miles
Elevation gain99.6 m / 327 ft
Average gradient3.3%
Maximum gradient11.2%
Elevation high258.5 m / 848 ft
Elevation low158.8 m / 521 ft
Climb difficulty score9,964.19

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 573,543rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 45,588th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 220th out of 2,839 cycling climbs in Kentucky.

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Ranks 21st out of 211 cycling climbs in Kenton County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 86 climbs) in Covington.

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