Backside Handy Mtn climb
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Climb Stats
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| Climb category | Cat. 4 |
| Distance | 2.31 km / 1.44 miles |
| Elevation gain | 82.8 m / 272 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 21.3% |
| Elevation high | 600.4 m / 1,970 ft |
| Elevation low | 512.2 m / 1,680 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 8,269.44 |
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| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
Peters Creek Rd Climb Dobyns, Patrick County | 1.87 km | 6.9% | 129 m |
Handy Backside to Dan River Rd Dobyns, Patrick County | 0.79 km | 8.2% | 65 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 725,696th out of 2,710,648 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 61,006th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,249 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 1,092nd out of 9,577 cycling climbs in Virginia. |
⚖ Ranks 15th out of 36 cycling climbs in Patrick County. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Dobyns. |
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