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Balsam northbound

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6019, Balsam Drive, Chesterbrook Woods, Chesterbrook, McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22101, United States
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Climb Profile

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70 m75 m80 m85 m-2.2% from 0 m to 9 m-2.1% from 9 m to 19 m0.0% from 19 m to 29 m0.0% from 29 m to 38 m0.0% from 38 m to 48 m0.0% from 48 m to 58 m1.9% from 58 m to 68 m0.0% from 68 m to 80 m1.8% from 80 m to 91 m1.7% from 91 m to 103 m2.2% from 103 m to 112 m4.3% from 112 m to 121 m4.2% from 121 m to 131 m4.4% from 131 m to 140 m7.9% from 140 m to 148 m6.4% from 148 m to 157 m7.2% from 157 m to 165 m9.5% from 165 m to 174 m10.1% from 174 m to 182 m10.4% from 182 m to 189 m12.3% from 189 m to 197 m10.3% from 197 m to 205 m10.0% from 205 m to 213 m7.0% from 213 m to 222 m9.1% from 222 m to 231 m7.2% from 231 m to 239 m4.9% from 239 m to 247 m6.8% from 247 m to 256 m6.5% from 256 m to 265 m2.2% from 265 m to 274 m2.1% from 274 m to 284 m1.9% from 284 m to 294 m-2.0% from 294 m to 304 m0%7%5%0 m100 m200 m300 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.3 km / 0.19 miles
Elevation gain12.4 m / 41 ft
Average gradient4.1%
Maximum gradient10.8%
Elevation high83.4 m / 274 ft
Elevation low70.4 m / 231 ft
Climb difficulty score1,241.14

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,222,168th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 261,882nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 7,357th out of 9,577 cycling climbs in Virginia.

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Ranks 1,068th out of 1,546 cycling climbs in Fairfax County.

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Ranking 89th out of 120 cycling climbs in McLean.

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