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Folk Art Center to Craggy Gardens Visitor Center

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Folk Art Center, 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, 28815, United States
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryHC – Hors Categorie
Distance27.84 km / 17.30 miles
Elevation gain994.4 m / 3,262 ft
Average gradient3.6%
Maximum gradient9.4%
Elevation high1,676.3 m / 5,500 ft
Elevation low679.8 m / 2,230 ft
Climb difficulty score99,398.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 4,251st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 269th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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A big one, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 8,999 climbs) in North Carolina.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 597 climbs) in Buncombe County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 307 climbs) in Asheville.

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