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Wachusett Mountain Short Way

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Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 01541, United States
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.44 km / 1.52 miles
Elevation gain181.2 m / 594 ft
Average gradient7.4%
Maximum gradient21.5%
Elevation high624.2 m / 2,048 ft
Elevation low435 m / 1,427 ft
Climb difficulty score18,124.83

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 261,210th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 18,342nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 299th out of 13,206 cycling climbs in Massachusetts.

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Ranks 45th out of 1,884 cycling climbs in Worcester County.

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Ranking 18th out of 80 cycling climbs in Princeton.

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