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Vesuvius steepest mile

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1299, Tye River Turnpike, Vesuvius, Rockbridge County, Virginia, 24483, United States
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.4 km / 0.87 miles
Elevation gain158.4 m / 520 ft
Average gradient11.3%
Maximum gradient14.3%
Elevation high622 m / 2,041 ft
Elevation low463.6 m / 1,521 ft
Climb difficulty score15,833.74

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 315,395th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,673rd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 431st out of 9,577 cycling climbs in Virginia.

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Ranks 25th out of 92 cycling climbs in Rockbridge County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 16 climbs) in Vesuvius.

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