Old 70
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 7.36 km / 4.57 miles |
| Elevation gain | 56.8 m / 186 ft |
| Average gradient | 0.8% |
| Maximum gradient | 7.1% |
| Elevation high | 719.4 m / 2,360 ft |
| Elevation low | 661.6 m / 2,171 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 5,665.58 |
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|---|---|---|---|
Old 70 Swannanoa to Black Mtn Swannanoa, Buncombe County | 6.86 km | 0.6% | 44 m |
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Lake Eden Rd Swannanoa, Buncombe County | 3.06 km | 0.8% | 24 m |
Bee Tree Swannanoa, Buncombe County | 5.69 km | 1.9% | 106 m |
Bee Tree Reservoir Climb Swannanoa, Buncombe County | 4.56 km | 2% | 91 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 1,000,611th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 91,430th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 1,678th out of 8,999 cycling climbs in North Carolina. |
⚖ Ranks 277th out of 597 cycling climbs in Buncombe County. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 11 climbs) in Swannanoa. |
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