Benson Grade

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Porky Pine Pass, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, 49855, United States
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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255 m285 m310 m340 m8.8% from 0 m to 11 m9.9% from 11 m to 26 m8.1% from 26 m to 38 m7.5% from 38 m to 54 m8.7% from 54 m to 65 m11.8% from 65 m to 75 m6.5% from 75 m to 91 m11.8% from 91 m to 99 m7.4% from 99 m to 102 m6.9% from 102 m to 116 m5.4% from 116 m to 139 m4.4% from 139 m to 162 m5.5% from 162 m to 180 m13.2% from 180 m to 189 m7.2% from 189 m to 203 m6.1% from 203 m to 219 m13.6% from 219 m to 230 m9.8% from 230 m to 240 m12.3% from 240 m to 253 m11.0% from 253 m to 266 m8.6% from 266 m to 277 m16.0% from 277 m to 285 m14.5% from 285 m to 293 m13.5% from 293 m to 302 m12.5% from 302 m to 310 m11.8% from 310 m to 312 m6.5% from 312 m to 324 m10.3% from 324 m to 328 m17.1% from 328 m to 331 m23.5% from 331 m to 337 m16.2% from 337 m to 344 m9.4% from 344 m to 355 m8.7% from 355 m to 368 m19.0% from 368 m to 375 m14.1% from 375 m to 383 m10.5% from 383 m to 395 m7.9% from 395 m to 407 m10.7% from 407 m to 418 m6.4% from 418 m to 431 m11.8% from 431 m to 433 m6.0% from 433 m to 453 m5.5% from 453 m to 474 m6.0% from 474 m to 491 m8.8% from 491 m to 505 m12.0% from 505 m to 513 m9.3% from 513 m to 526 m7.2% from 526 m to 540 m10.3% from 540 m to 551 m10.5% from 551 m to 561 m10.9% from 561 m to 570 m12.7% from 570 m to 578 m8.2% from 578 m to 593 m6.7% from 593 m to 604 m3.6% from 604 m to 610 m7.7% from 610 m to 626 m10.8% from 626 m to 637 m15.0% from 637 m to 645 m13.9% from 645 m to 655 m11.1% from 655 m to 662 m28.6% from 662 m to 663 m22.6% from 663 m to 670 m10.4% from 670 m to 679 m4.3% from 679 m to 702 m9.5% from 702 m to 709 m7.7% from 709 m to 714 m14.3% from 714 m to 721 m11.0% from 721 m to 732 m15.4% from 732 m to 738 m11.4% from 738 m to 749 m11.0% from 749 m to 758 m7.5% from 758 m to 771 m11.7% from 771 m to 783 m12.9% from 783 m to 792 m8.1% from 792 m to 805 m11.6% from 805 m to 813 m15.2% from 813 m to 823 m14.9% from 823 m to 832 m12.3% from 832 m to 843 m10.8% from 843 m to 854 m7.1% from 854 m to 874 m8%10%10%11%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.87 km / 0.54 miles
Elevation gain83.4 m / 274 ft
Average gradient9.5%
Maximum gradient17.1%
Elevation high340 m / 1,115 ft
Elevation low256.6 m / 842 ft
Climb difficulty score8,337.96

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 717,807th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 60,179th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 308th out of 8,728 cycling climbs in Michigan.

Ranks 57th out of 426 cycling climbs in Marquette County.

Ranking 33rd out of 159 cycling climbs in Marquette.

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