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Castle Ford Rd

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2197, NC 194, Sands, Watauga County, North Carolina, 28607, United States
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.78 km / 1.10 miles
Elevation gain62 m / 203 ft
Average gradient3.5%
Maximum gradient6.1%
Elevation high950 m / 3,117 ft
Elevation low888 m / 2,913 ft
Climb difficulty score6,203.13

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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 932,291st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 83,616th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,541st out of 8,999 cycling climbs in North Carolina.

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Ranks 146th out of 213 cycling climbs in Watauga County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 6 climbs) in Sands.

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