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BV to the First Switchback

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Southern Virginia University, 1, University Hill Drive, Buena Vista, Virginia, 24416, United States
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of BV to the First Switchback.

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Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.24 km / 1.39 miles
Elevation gain173 m / 568 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient11.6%
Elevation high478.4 m / 1,570 ft
Elevation low305.4 m / 1,002 ft
Climb difficulty score17,310.56

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 278,654th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 19,656th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 394th out of 9,577 cycling climbs in Virginia.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 5 climbs) in Buena Vista.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Southern Virginia University.

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