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Darth Vader

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20700, Keadle Road, San Mar, Washington County, Maryland, 21713, United States
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Climb Profile

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210 m265 m320 m375 m3.2% from 0 m to 25 m6.6% from 25 m to 37 m14.0% from 37 m to 46 m13.8% from 46 m to 54 m13.6% from 54 m to 59 m13.6% from 59 m to 63 m5.4% from 63 m to 86 m2.6% from 86 m to 109 m1.7% from 109 m to 132 m3.1% from 132 m to 151 m2.7% from 151 m to 166 m3.4% from 166 m to 195 m4.2% from 195 m to 200 m4.3% from 200 m to 223 m5.6% from 223 m to 237 m8.7% from 237 m to 242 m8.8% from 242 m to 255 m8.8% from 255 m to 269 m10.9% from 269 m to 278 m9.1% from 278 m to 283 m14.0% from 283 m to 287 m8.9% from 287 m to 300 m7.6% from 300 m to 314 m9.1% from 314 m to 318 m8.6% from 318 m to 327 m3.0% from 327 m to 354 m0.0% from 354 m to 371 m0.0% from 371 m to 381 m2.0% from 381 m to 402 m7.4% from 402 m to 418 m3.8% from 418 m to 444 m2.3% from 444 m to 487 m4.0% from 487 m to 492 m4.8% from 492 m to 513 m8.5% from 513 m to 529 m7.3% from 529 m to 543 m10.1% from 543 m to 557 m6.7% from 557 m to 575 m4.1% from 575 m to 580 m8.4% from 580 m to 594 m5.1% from 594 m to 617 m3.7% 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km0.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km6.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km18.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km17.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km17.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km27.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km17.0% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km14.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km10.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km13.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km9.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km15.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km13.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km7.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km26.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km12.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km10.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km13.6% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km12.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km6.7% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km14.2% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km12.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km15.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km17.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km12.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5%6%7%8%6%-4%13%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.21 km / 1.99 miles
Elevation gain185.4 m / 608 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient19.4%
Elevation high373.6 m / 1,226 ft
Elevation low211.6 m / 694 ft
Climb difficulty score16,351.62

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mount laurel (the final kick)
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1.08 km5.2%56 m
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2.38 km2.3%55 m

Climb Rank

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

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This climb ranks 301,850th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 21,547th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 206th out of 8,798 cycling climbs in Maryland.

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Ranks 22nd out of 364 cycling climbs in Washington County.

🥈️

This is the second most difficult cycling climb in San Mar.

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