Cycling Climbs in Michigan

There are 8,728 cycling climbs in Michigan.

Top 100 Hardest Cycling Climbs in Michigan

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Name	Location	Distance	Avg Gradient	Total Elevation	Climb Category
1. Climbing away from Glen Lake	Leelanau County	3.56 km	6.3%	223 m	Cat. 3
2. Lake of the Clouds Climb	Ontonagon County	10.83 km	2%	217 m	Cat. 3
3. Lighthouse view to top of the bluff	Keweenaw County	13.23 km	1.5%	198 m	Cat. 3
4. Mt. Arvon - The hard way	Baraga County	4.87 km	4%	196 m	Cat. 3
5. SB climb: bridge to little carp	Gogebic County	12.82 km	1.5%	192 m	Cat. 3
6. Brockway Mountain Drive: East Side Full Climb	Keweenaw County	6.32 km	3%	192 m	Cat. 3
7. Carp Weasel Gulch Climb	Marquette County	2.87 km	6.7%	232 m	Cat. 3
8. IOHT Marquette to Negaunee	Marquette County	16.08 km	1.2%	187 m	Cat. 3
9. Little Pup climb	Marquette County	5.94 km	3.1%	186 m	Cat. 3
10. Heritage - BG Overpass to 480/Healy	Marquette County	15.93 km	1.2%	184 m	Cat. 3
11. Phase 1 to East Bluff Summit	Keweenaw County	6.03 km	3%	182 m	Cat. 3
12. Full Carp Climb (Snake Oil)	Marquette County	2.98 km	6%	180 m	Cat. 3
13. L'Alpe de Up eh	Marquette County	3.07 km	5.8%	183 m	Cat. 3
14. Lakeshore to Lakeview Cemetary	Houghton County	7.33 km	2.4%	195 m	Cat. 3
15. Mini Marji	Marquette County	29.46 km	0.6%	173 m	Cat. 3
16. Gratiot Lake Rd Climb	Keweenaw County	2.86 km	6.1%	174 m	Cat. 3
17. The whole kit and caboodle	Houghton County	5.72 km	3%	183 m	Cat. 3
18. IOHT Wilson St to Negaunee	Marquette County	15.71 km	1.1%	169 m	Cat. 3
19. Zueg's Trail Climb	Marquette County	3.64 km	4.6%	167 m	Cat. 3
20. L'Anse to Alberta	Baraga County	12.88 km	1.3%	166 m	Cat. 3
21. A Sunny Arcadia Climb	Houghton County	3.26 km	5.1%	166 m	Cat. 3
22. Michigan 26 to Florida	Houghton County	4.38 km	3.7%	164 m	Cat. 3
23. Waterworks Road ONLY	Houghton County	3.63 km	4.5%	169 m	Cat. 3
24. Northwoods Hill Rd	Baraga County	5.33 km	3%	162 m	Cat. 3
25. Yellow Climb's big brother	Marquette County	3.32 km	4.8%	161 m	Cat. 3
26. Good Rd Climb	Manistee County	0.81 km	19.8%	161 m	Cat. 3
27. opposite of flow	Keweenaw County	4.79 km	3.3%	172 m	Cat. 4
28. Mt Marquette every inch (to lookout)	Marquette County	1.52 km	10.4%	157 m	Cat. 4
29. E tu, Brute	Emmet County	8.28 km	1.9%	209 m	Cat. 4
30. Byron to Ice Cream	Ottawa County	9.56 km	1.6%	155 m	Cat. 4
31. East Bluff Climb	Keweenaw County	2.99 km	5.2%	154 m	Cat. 4
32. Leaving Church	Jackson County	18.96 km	0.8%	151 m	Cat. 4
33. Brockway Climb To Flow	Keweenaw County	2.71 km	5.5%	150 m	Cat. 4
34. Emmet Heights Road Climb	Emmet County	0.86 km	17.3%	150 m	Cat. 4
35. Playing With Pig Tails And Gut Bombs	Emmet County	3.81 km	3.9%	149 m	Cat. 4
36. LIFT	Emmet County	0.88 km	16.8%	150 m	Cat. 4
37. Second highest point in MI?	Baraga County	4.36 km	3.4%	148 m	Cat. 4
38. Arvon Crusher '22	Baraga County	4.9 km	3%	148 m	Cat. 4
39. 2016 Fargo S48 Big Climb	Wexford County	5.75 km	2.5%	146 m	Cat. 4
40. 480, 41 to Crossroads	Marquette County	8.53 km	1.7%	146 m	Cat. 4
41. Heritage Trail	Marquette County	5.8 km	2.5%	145 m	Cat. 4
42. KRanza 170, climb to 2nd highest point in LP	Osceola County	12.15 km	1.2%	145 m	Cat. 4
43. White Street Climb to Quincy Mine	Houghton County	2.42 km	6%	144 m	Cat. 4
44. KDR Classics - The Strongman Does What The Strongman Does Best	Ontonagon County	6.35 km	2.3%	144 m	Cat. 4
45. Marquette mtn climb	Marquette County	1.38 km	10.5%	144 m	Cat. 4
46. Carter to M-72	Leelanau County	3.83 km	3.7%	144 m	Cat. 4
47. New Yellow Carp ski	Marquette County	2.67 km	5.3%	143 m	Cat. 4
48. The steep stuff	Marquette County	2.33 km	6.1%	142 m	Cat. 4
49. Tallest Point in Michigan	Baraga County	3.47 km	4.1%	142 m	Cat. 4
50. 677 Scenic View	Leelanau County	4.15 km	3.4%	141 m	Cat. 4
51. Robinson Eastbound	Emmet County	5.68 km	2.5%	141 m	Cat. 4
52. Up Flow to Raptor	Keweenaw County	4.26 km	3.3%	140 m	Cat. 4
53. Plum Climb	Kalkaska County	8.67 km	1.6%	139 m	Cat. 4
54. Quincy Mine	Houghton County	3.3 km	4.2%	138 m	Cat. 4
55. Marquette Mont rd. Climb to Blue	Marquette County	1.23 km	11.2%	143 m	Cat. 4
56. Hancock Hill	Houghton County	2.05 km	6.7%	138 m	Cat. 4
57. Silver Creek Full Climb	Marquette County	5.34 km	2.6%	137 m	Cat. 4
58. The Cheif	Antrim County	4.4 km	3.1%	159 m	Cat. 4
59. Ritt Rd Climb	Antrim County	1.15 km	11.8%	136 m	Cat. 4
60. Chandler Hill Rd Climb	Charlevoix County	1.24 km	10.9%	135 m	Cat. 4
61. Copper Harbor lookout to Brockway toilets	Keweenaw County	5.41 km	2.5%	135 m	Cat. 4
62. Red Trail Climb	Keweenaw County	2.34 km	5.8%	134 m	Cat. 4
63. Full Bugai Climb	Leelanau County	3.41 km	3.9%	134 m	Cat. 4
64. UpFlow (from DD)	Keweenaw County	4.37 km	3%	133 m	Cat. 4
65. Parking lot to Trail Start	Marquette County	1.44 km	9.2%	133 m	Cat. 4
66. Neverending Hill	Osceola County	7.15 km	1.8%	163 m	Cat. 4
67. GV to Lincoln	Leelanau County	6.12 km	2.1%	128 m	Cat. 4
68. Rt 72 Climb from Empire	Leelanau County	7.37 km	1.7%	128 m	Cat. 4
69. Fisherman Road	Houghton County	3.77 km	3.4%	132 m	Cat. 4
70. Climb to Mt Arvon	Baraga County	3.54 km	3.6%	146 m	Cat. 4
71. Robinson Rd Climb	Emmet County	1.68 km	7.6%	127 m	Cat. 4
72. Golf Club House to Disciples Ridge	Charlevoix County	2.08 km	6.1%	130 m	Cat. 4
73. Lincoln	Leelanau County	3.21 km	4%	127 m	Cat. 4
74. No shuttle needed	Keweenaw County	3.32 km	3.8%	126 m	Cat. 4
75. Mt. Marquette Fireroad Climb	Marquette County	1.32 km	9.5%	133 m	Cat. 4
76. 3 Mile Climb	Marquette County	4.59 km	2.7%	125 m	Cat. 4
77. sueña. volar. ataque.	Leelanau County	8.9 km	1.4%	155 m	Cat. 4
78. Mayflower Hill	Houghton County	3.18 km	3.9%	129 m	Cat. 4
79. White Stag Court Climb	Ottawa County	0.56 km	22%	123 m	Cat. 4
80. Stairway to the Top	Keweenaw County	2.08 km	5.9%	123 m	Cat. 4
81. No name climb	Marquette County	7.17 km	1.7%	122 m	Cat. 4
82. to the high country	Wexford County	3.44 km	3.5%	121 m	Cat. 4
83. Delaware Climb	Keweenaw County	4.45 km	2.7%	121 m	Cat. 4
84. Garden Brook Trail Climb	Keweenaw County	2.26 km	5.3%	120 m	Cat. 4
85. Mt. Bohemia climb!	Keweenaw County	1.18 km	10.1%	120 m	Cat. 4
86. Hedrick Road Climb	Emmet County	0.53 km	22.4%	120 m	Cat. 4
87. W Miller Hill Rd Climb	Leelanau County	1.46 km	8.2%	119 m	Cat. 4
88. Main Street to The Wall	Charlevoix County	3.68 km	3.2%	119 m	Cat. 4
89. Up From the River	Manistee County	16.27 km	0.7%	120 m	Cat. 4
90. Chandler Climb - Southbound	Charlevoix County	1.09 km	10.9%	122 m	Cat. 4
91. E Youker Rd Climb	Leelanau County	1.08 km	11%	119 m	Cat. 4
92. Chandler Hill from N Slashing Everesting	Charlevoix County	1.87 km	6.3%	118 m	Cat. 4
93. Cliff Dweller Dr Climb	Charlevoix County	0.44 km	26.7%	118 m	Cat. 4
94. sucks you can't ride to top of mountain	Keweenaw County	2.62 km	4.5%	119 m	Cat. 4
95. E Mitchell Rd Climb	Emmet County	2.51 km	4.7%	118 m	Cat. 4
96. Paved Path: bottom of Victor to top of Express	Charlevoix County	1.39 km	8.4%	121 m	Cat. 4
97. filosofía	Leelanau County	6.14 km	1.9%	141 m	Cat. 4
98. Michigan 32 Climb	Alpena County	1.11 km	10.5%	116 m	Cat. 4
99. Over the top	Houghton County	3.07 km	3.8%	116 m	Cat. 4
100. Whaley Rd Climb	Branch County	0.83 km	13.8%	115 m	Cat. 4

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