194 north from Howard Creek

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1918, NC 194, Sands, Watauga County, North Carolina, 28607, United States
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.25 km / 1.40 miles
Elevation gain77.8 m / 255 ft
Average gradient3.5%
Maximum gradient8.5%
Elevation high1,033 m / 3,389 ft
Elevation low955 m / 3,133 ft
Climb difficulty score7,790.88

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 776,979th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 66,682nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,296th out of 8,999 cycling climbs in North Carolina.

Ranks 132nd out of 213 cycling climbs in Watauga County.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Sands.

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