Pure Gravel Climb

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Benson Grade Access Road, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, 49855, United States
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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670 m9.5% from 670 m to 672 m0.0% from 672 m to 673 m13.3% from 673 m to 675 m0.0% from 675 m to 676 m7.4% from 676 m to 679 m0.0% from 679 m to 682 m9.1% from 682 m to 684 m14.3% from 684 m to 686 m14.3% from 686 m to 687 m10.5% from 687 m to 689 m20.0% from 689 m to 691 m6.5% from 691 m to 694 m13.8% from 694 m to 697 m6.9% from 697 m to 700 m8.7% from 700 m to 702 m9.1% from 702 m to 704 m0.0% from 704 m to 706 m12.5% from 706 m to 708 m0.0% from 708 m to 709 m9.1% from 709 m to 712 m9.1% from 712 m to 714 m0.0% from 714 m to 715 m16.7% from 715 m to 716 m11.8% from 716 m to 718 m0.0% from 718 m to 719 m10.0% from 719 m to 721 m25.0% from 721 m to 722 m16.7% from 722 m to 723 m11.1% from 723 m to 725 m11.1% from 725 m to 727 m22.2% from 727 m to 728 m14.3% from 728 m to 730 m14.3% from 730 m to 731 m14.3% from 731 m to 733 m0.0% from 733 m to 734 m18.2% from 734 m to 735 m13.3% from 735 m to 736 m10.5% from 736 m to 738 m9.5% from 738 m to 740 m0.0% from 740 m to 742 m11.1% from 742 m to 744 m18.2% from 744 m to 746 m10.0% from 746 m to 748 m13.3% from 748 m to 750 m9.1% from 750 m to 752 m10.0% from 752 m to 754 m15.4% from 754 m to 755 m10.0% from 755 m to 757 m13.3% from 757 m to 759 m10.5% from 759 m to 761 m11.8% from 761 m to 763 m0.0% from 763 m to 764 m10.0% from 764 m to 766 m20.0% from 766 m to 768 m15.4% from 768 m to 769 m11.8% from 769 m to 771 m20.0% from 771 m to 772 m13.3% from 772 m to 773 m9.1% from 773 m to 776 m0.0% from 776 m to 777 m10.5% from 777 m to 779 m14.3% from 779 m to 781 m0.0% from 781 m to 782 m11.8% from 782 m to 784 m14.3% from 784 m to 785 m11.8% from 785 m to 787 m13.3% from 787 m to 789 m0.0% from 789 m to 790 m10.5% from 790 m to 792 m11.1% from 792 m to 794 m10.5% from 794 m to 796 m12.5% from 796 m to 798 m16.7% from 798 m to 799 m16.7% from 799 m to 800 m14.3% from 800 m to 801 m0.0% from 801 m to 803 m13.3% from 803 m to 804 m12.5% from 804 m to 806 m11.8% from 806 m to 808 m13.3% from 808 m to 809 m12.5% from 809 m to 811 m28.6% from 811 m to 812 m14.3% from 812 m to 814 m11.8% from 814 m to 815 m12.5% from 815 m to 817 m10.0% from 817 m to 819 m11.1% from 819 m to 821 m10.5% from 821 m to 823 m0.0% from 823 m to 824 m12.5% from 824 m to 826 m12.5% from 826 m to 827 m0.0% from 827 m to 829 m12.5% from 829 m to 831 m0.0% from 831 m to 833 m10.5% from 833 m to 835 m11.1% from 835 m to 836 m28.6% from 836 m to 838 m12.5% from 838 m to 839 m11.8% from 839 m to 841 m11.8% from 841 m to 843 m11.1% from 843 m to 845 m11.1% from 845 m to 846 m0.0% from 846 m to 848 m18.2% from 848 m to 849 m0.0% from 849 m to 850 m0.0% from 850 m to 852 m10.5% from 852 m to 854 m11.8% from 854 m to 855 m10.5% from 855 m to 857 m12.5% from 857 m to 859 m13.3% from 859 m to 860 m11.1% from 860 m to 862 m10.5% from 862 m to 864 m11.8% from 864 m to 866 m12.5% from 866 m to 867 m11.8% from 867 m to 869 m12.5% from 869 m to 871 m25.0% from 871 m to 872 m13.3% from 872 m to 874 m10.0% from 874 m to 876 m11.1% from 876 m to 878 m9.5% from 878 m to 880 m0.0% from 880 m to 882 m8%11%9%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
Distance0.88 km / 0.55 miles
Elevation gain83.6 m / 274 ft
Average gradient9.5%
Maximum gradient22%
Elevation high338.8 m / 1,112 ft
Elevation low255.2 m / 837 ft
Climb difficulty score8,358.52

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 715,510th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 59,930th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 307th out of 8,728 cycling climbs in Michigan.

Ranks 56th out of 426 cycling climbs in Marquette County.

Ranking 32nd out of 159 cycling climbs in Marquette.

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