Possum Hollow

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Valley Boulevard, Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina, 28605, United States
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Climb Profile

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1055 m1075 m1095 m1115 m0.0% from 0 m to 4 m-4.1% from 4 m to 9 m-3.8% from 9 m to 15 m-1.7% from 15 m to 20 m-1.6% from 20 m to 27 m1.6% from 27 m to 33 m-1.5% from 33 m to 39 m-3.0% from 39 m to 46 m-8.8% from 46 m to 53 m0.0% from 53 m to 60 m-4.3% from 60 m to 67 m-5.6% from 67 m to 74 m1.4% from 74 m to 81 m10.7% from 81 m to 89 m-9.3% from 89 m to 96 m10.4% from 96 m to 104 m-2.5% from 104 m to 112 m6.3% from 112 m to 120 m-12.5% from 120 m to 128 m-3.8% from 128 m to 136 m12.8% from 136 m to 143 m0.0% from 143 m to 151 m1.3% from 151 m to 159 m-1.4% from 159 m to 166 m5.7% from 166 m to 173 m7.6% from 173 m to 179 m-1.6% from 179 m to 186 m10.2% from 186 m to 192 m0.0% from 192 m to 197 m9.6% from 197 m to 202 m8.0% from 202 m to 207 m10.6% from 207 m to 212 m6.8% from 212 m to 216 m8.7% from 216 m to 221 m11.1% from 221 m to 225 m8.7% from 225 m to 230 m2.4% from 230 m to 234 m5.1% from 234 m to 238 m5.0% from 238 m to 242 m5.0% from 242 m to 246 m5.0% from 246 m to 250 m5.1% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.16 km / 0.72 miles
Elevation gain52.1 m / 171 ft
Average gradient4.5%
Maximum gradient29.7%
Elevation high1,111.18 m / 3,646 ft
Elevation low1,056.97 m / 3,468 ft
Climb difficulty score5,214.69

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,065,474th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 99,070th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,830th out of 8,999 cycling climbs in North Carolina.

Ranks 161st out of 213 cycling climbs in Watauga County.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Blowing Rock.

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