Papa Bear (climb only)
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 1.16 km / 0.72 miles |
| Elevation gain | 41.6 m / 136 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 14.4% |
| Elevation high | 126.8 m / 416 ft |
| Elevation low | 81.6 m / 268 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 4,156.14 |
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|---|---|---|---|
Mama Bear (climb only) McLean, Fairfax County | 1.1 km | 3.7% | 41 m |
Baby Bear (alternate) (climb only) McLean, Fairfax County | 1.23 km | 3.8% | 47 m |
Full Virginia Ave Climb (base to N Nottingham) McLean, Fairfax County | 1.18 km | 4.3% | 50 m |
Baby Bear (climb only) McLean, Fairfax County | 1.33 km | 3.1% | 41 m |
Orland+Powhatan McLean, Fairfax County | 0.95 km | 3.6% | 34 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 1,252,877th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 122,244th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 2,604th out of 9,577 cycling climbs in Virginia. |
⚖ Ranks 139th out of 1,546 cycling climbs in Fairfax County. |
⚖ Ranking 22nd out of 120 cycling climbs in McLean. |
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