Samish Way Climb

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Sudden Valley, Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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520 m555 m595 m630 m4.7% from 0 m to 17 m7.2% from 17 m to 25 m6.0% from 25 m to 40 m9.8% from 40 m to 51 m8.3% from 51 m to 54 m17.6% from 54 m to 64 m20.9% from 64 m to 75 m24.8% from 75 m to 88 m21.2% from 88 m to 97 m16.7% from 97 m to 109 m14.3% from 109 m to 120 m10.4% from 120 m to 131 m9.4% from 131 m to 143 m19.6% from 143 m to 152 m15.8% from 152 m to 164 m16.3% from 164 m to 173 m17.1% from 173 m to 184 m12.2% from 184 m to 196 m21.8% from 196 m to 206 m16.2% from 206 m to 216 m16.4% from 216 m to 227 m6.1% from 227 m to 240 m4.5% from 240 m to 261 m1.7% from 261 m to 278 m-2.8% from 278 m to 296 m4.3% from 296 m to 312 m13.6% from 312 m to 324 m10.6% from 324 m to 335 m6.3% from 335 m to 339 m6.0% from 339 m to 349 m2.3% from 349 m to 366 m4.8% from 366 m to 380 m2.8% from 380 m to 391 m3.2% from 391 m to 410 m-0.6% from 410 m to 426 m-2.3% from 426 m to 443 m4.3% from 443 m to 466 m2.5% from 466 m to 494 m10.9% from 494 m to 511 m5.9% from 511 m to 525 m4.5% from 525 m to 531 m41.3% from 531 m to 538 m-6.9% from 538 m to 541 m-7.4% from 541 m to 549 m16.1% from 549 m to 563 m19.7% from 563 m to 578 m10.7% from 578 m to 595 m6.6% from 595 m to 609 m22.6% from 609 m to 620 m12.4% from 620 m to 640 m-2.4% from 640 m to 657 m-3.8% from 657 m to 678 m-2.1% from 678 m to 702 m-3.2% from 702 m to 718 m16.6% from 718 m to 733 m13.6% from 733 m to 744 m13.4% from 744 m to 758 m19.8% from 758 m to 768 m21.5% from 768 m to 781 m20.4% from 781 m to 792 m17.8% from 792 m to 803 m14.9% from 803 m to 811 m18.4% from 811 m to 824 m14.7% from 824 m to 837 m-7.3% from 837 m to 851 m13.7% from 851 m to 864 m-7.8% from 864 m to 879 m-3.4% from 879 m to 888 m14.7% from 888 m to 905 m14.4% from 905 m to 922 m2.7% from 922 m to 937 m17.9% from 937 m to 946 m8.3% from 946 m to 950 m6.9% from 950 m to 959 m4.0% from 959 m to 961 m7.9% from 961 m to 965 m6.7% from 965 m to 971 m0.0% from 971 m to 973 m6.1% from 973 m to 977 m-1.0% from 977 m to 987 m-4.9% from 987 m to 995 m5.3% from 995 m to 997 m3.6% from 997 m to 1 km2.5% from 1 km to 1.0 km12.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km22.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km30.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km44.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km23.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km11.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km22.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km30.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km27.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km34.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km43.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14%3%8%9%18%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.12 km / 0.69 miles
Elevation gain106.8 m / 350 ft
Average gradient9.6%
Maximum gradient31.1%
Elevation high627.5 m / 2,059 ft
Elevation low520.7 m / 1,708 ft
Climb difficulty score10,682.99

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 525,867th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 41,012th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,307th out of 12,150 cycling climbs in Washington.

Ranks 105th out of 542 cycling climbs in Whatcom County.

Ranking 18th out of 31 cycling climbs in Sudden Valley.

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