215 and BGP - bottom to top
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| Climb category | HC – Hors Categorie |
| Distance | 29.01 km / 18.03 miles |
| Elevation gain | 1,031.2 m / 3,383 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 22% |
| Elevation high | 1,713.8 m / 5,623 ft |
| Elevation low | 681.9 m / 2,237 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 102,987.99 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 3,689th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 231st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
🏵️ A big one, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 8,999 climbs) in North Carolina. |
🥇 This is the most difficult cycling climb in Transylvania County. |
🥇 This is the most difficult cycling climb in Balsam Grove. |
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