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the Herculean 2.0 miles

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1998, Tye River Turnpike, Vesuvius, Rockbridge County, Virginia, 24483, United States
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance3.28 km / 2.04 miles
Elevation gain337.8 m / 1,108 ft
Average gradient10.3%
Maximum gradient14%
Elevation high839 m / 2,753 ft
Elevation low501.2 m / 1,644 ft
Climb difficulty score33,774.73

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 93,024th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 6,012th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 142nd out of 9,577 cycling climbs in Virginia.

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Ranks 13th out of 92 cycling climbs in Rockbridge County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 16 climbs) in Vesuvius.

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