Tom's Switchbacks

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North 3rd Street Road, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 64505, United States
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Climb Profile

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280 m290 m295 m305 m3.0% from 0 m to 3 m2.9% from 3 m to 7 m7.7% from 7 m to 11 m8.9% from 11 m to 15 m5.6% from 15 m to 19 m7.9% from 19 m to 23 m12.7% from 23 m to 28 m13.9% from 28 m to 32 m14.6% from 32 m to 36 m16.2% from 36 m to 40 m9.8% from 40 m to 44 m14.3% from 44 m to 47 m16.3% from 47 m to 51 m12.9% from 51 m to 60 m10.2% from 60 m to 65 m10.2% from 65 m to 70 m10.2% from 70 m to 75 m7.0% from 75 m to 80 m-1.8% from 80 m to 91 m1.8% from 91 m to 97 m0.0% from 97 m to 101 m7.0% from 101 m to 105 m3.7% from 105 m to 110 m6.7% from 110 m to 116 m-5.0% from 116 m to 120 m-8.2% from 120 m to 125 m-10.0% from 125 m to 130 m-15.7% from 130 m to 135 m-16.1% from 135 m to 141 m-19.0% from 141 m to 147 m-12.5% from 147 m to 152 m-19.5% from 152 m to 156 m-19.4% from 156 m to 159 m-17.6% from 159 m to 163 m-12.9% from 163 m to 166 m-5.1% from 166 m to 174 m-12.1% from 174 m to 179 m-11.9% from 179 m to 190 m-9.2% from 190 m to 197 m-1.6% from 197 m to 203 m-1.6% from 203 m to 210 m0.0% from 210 m to 213 m-9.8% from 213 m to 219 m-12.2% from 219 m to 224 m-6.7% from 224 m to 228 m-11.1% from 228 m to 232 m-7.9% from 232 m to 236 m-3.6% from 236 m to 241 m-5.6% from 241 m to 247 m-2.9% from 247 m to 253 m-6.5% from 253 m to 258 m-1.9% from 258 m to 263 m-6.2% from 263 m to 270 m-2.6% from 270 m to 274 m6.4% from 274 m to 279 m2.0% from 279 m to 284 m2.0% from 284 m to 289 m1.5% from 289 m to 295 m-2.4% from 295 m to 299 m-4.4% from 299 m to 304 m0.0% from 304 m to 308 m-2.9% from 308 m to 312 m-3.2% from 312 m to 315 m-2.8% from 315 m to 319 m-9.7% from 319 m to 322 m-12.1% from 322 m to 325 m-9.4% from 325 m to 330 m-9.4% from 330 m to 333 m-3.5% from 333 m to 339 m-5.2% from 339 m to 345 m-12.2% from 345 m to 350 m-10.7% from 350 m to 355 m0.0% from 355 m to 359 m-1.8% from 359 m to 365 m-2.1% from 365 m to 369 m-8.6% from 369 m to 376 m-10.2% from 376 m to 382 m-12.5% from 382 m to 389 m-6.0% from 389 m to 394 m-3.0% from 394 m to 400 m15.4% from 400 m to 407 m19.5% from 407 m to 411 m-3.1% from 411 m to 414 m1.8% from 414 m to 420 m10.3% from 420 m to 424 m8.1% from 424 m to 427 m7.5% from 427 m to 431 m2.6% from 431 m to 435 m0.0% from 435 m to 439 m-2.4% from 439 m to 443 m0.0% from 443 m to 447 m5.3% from 447 m to 451 m10.3% from 451 m to 455 m9.7% from 455 m to 458 m3.5% from 458 m to 464 m0.0% from 464 m to 467 m0.0% from 467 m to 472 m0.0% from 472 m to 475 m-8.9% from 475 m to 481 m-12.5% from 481 m to 484 m-7.3% from 484 m to 488 m1.9% from 488 m to 494 m5.5% from 494 m to 499 m6.4% from 499 m to 504 m11.6% from 504 m to 508 m2.6% from 508 m to 512 m-6.1% from 512 m to 515 m-23.7% from 515 m to 519 m-28.3% from 519 m to 524 m-27.5% from 524 m to 528 m-18.5% from 528 m to 533 m0.0% from 533 m to 537 m13.2% from 537 m to 541 m18.9% from 541 m to 544 m8.6% from 544 m to 548 m-5.3% from 548 m to 552 m-7.5% from 552 m to 556 m-4.5% from 556 m to 560 m-4.3% from 560 m to 565 m-4.7% from 565 m to 569 m2.6% from 569 m to 573 m0.0% from 573 m to 576 m3.3% from 576 m to 579 m5.1% from 579 m to 583 m-4.5% from 583 m to 590 m-2.7% from 590 m to 594 m-2.2% from 594 m to 598 m14.3% from 598 m to 602 m15.9% from 602 m to 609 m15.2% from 609 m to 613 m18.4% from 613 m to 617 m19.0% from 617 m to 621 m11.3% from 621 m to 627 m7.3% from 627 m to 631 m14.0% from 631 m to 636 m14.3% from 636 m to 640 m14.6% from 640 m to 644 m11.1% from 644 m to 648 m9.8% from 648 m to 652 m4.0% from 652 m to 657 m0.0% from 657 m to 661 m-2.3% from 661 m to 665 m-3.6% from 665 m to 671 m-4.1% from 671 m to 676 m-6.4% from 676 m to 681 m-6.7% from 681 m to 684 m-1.8% from 684 m to 689 m-2.0% from 689 m to 694 m6.1% from 694 m to 699 m21.3% from 699 m to 704 m25.9% from 704 m to 709 m34.1% from 709 m to 714 m30.0% from 714 m to 718 m25.0% from 718 m to 723 m26.8% from 723 m to 727 m25.0% from 727 m to 730 m17.6% from 730 m to 733 m14.3% from 733 m to 737 m3.1% from 737 m to 740 m2.3% from 740 m to 744 m-4.3% from 744 m to 749 m-7.9% from 749 m to 753 m-11.5% from 753 m to 758 m8%-9%-3%-6%3%-3%7%14%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.76 km / 0.47 miles
Elevation gain29.1 m / 95 ft
Average gradient0.6%
Maximum gradient28.9%
Elevation high301.1 m / 988 ft
Elevation low280.7 m / 921 ft
Climb difficulty score454.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,682,418th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 332,773rd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 4,523rd out of 4,586 cycling climbs in Missouri.

Ranks 60th out of 61 cycling climbs in Buchanan County.

Ranking 46th out of 47 cycling climbs in Saint Joseph.

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