Sassafras 178 to top
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 7.17 km / 4.46 miles |
| Elevation gain | 553.6 m / 1,816 ft |
| Average gradient | 7.1% |
| Maximum gradient | 44% |
| Elevation high | 1,049.6 m / 3,444 ft |
| Elevation low | 541 m / 1,775 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 50,931.85 |
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|---|---|---|---|
Sassafras REAL ending Rocky Bottom, Pickens County | 7.31 km | 7% | 510 m |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 35,532nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 2,306th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
🏵️ A big one, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 2,514 climbs) in South Carolina. |
🥉 This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Pickens County. |
🥉 This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Rocky Bottom. |
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