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Big and Black

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Blacks Mill Road, Catoctin Furnace, Frederick County, Maryland, 21788, United States
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.87 km / 1.16 miles
Elevation gain20.4 m / 67 ft
Average gradient1.1%
Maximum gradient4.5%
Elevation high150.8 m / 495 ft
Elevation low130.4 m / 428 ft
Climb difficulty score2,035.14

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,864,365th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 208,032nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 5,117th out of 8,798 cycling climbs in Maryland.

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Ranks 737th out of 967 cycling climbs in Frederick County.

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Ranking 17th out of 18 cycling climbs in Catoctin Furnace.

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