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The Stepladder (uphill)

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Rufus Creek Trail, Sudden Valley, Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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200 m220 m240 m260 m14.8% from 0 m to 8 m12.9% from 8 m to 14 m7.7% from 14 m to 18 m10.0% from 18 m to 22 m7.1% from 22 m to 32 m4.5% from 32 m to 36 m2.9% from 36 m to 40 m5.3% from 40 m to 46 m6.8% from 46 m to 50 m6.3% from 50 m to 55 m5.4% from 55 m to 62 m2.9% from 62 m to 66 m5.7% from 66 m to 69 m5.9% from 69 m to 72 m7.3% from 72 m to 77 m4.5% from 77 m to 81 m8.6% from 81 m to 84 m5.6% from 84 m to 90 m6.5% from 90 m to 93 m4.2% from 93 m to 103 m2.6% from 103 m to 106 m2.7% from 106 m to 110 m2.7% from 110 m to 114 m0.0% from 114 m to 122 m0.0% from 122 m to 128 m1.7% from 128 m to 134 m0.0% from 134 m to 140 m3.0% from 140 m to 143 m1.4% from 143 m to 150 m3.0% from 150 m to 153 m4.5% from 153 m to 158 m2.8% from 158 m to 165 m4.4% from 165 m to 169 m5.7% from 169 m to 175 m2.7% from 175 m to 182 m3.3% from 182 m to 185 m6.3% from 185 m to 188 m3.1% from 188 m to 191 m5.6% from 191 m to 195 m3.3% from 195 m to 198 m4.3% from 198 m to 203 m4.5% from 203 m to 207 m7.0% from 207 m to 211 m5.6% from 211 m to 217 m6.7% from 217 m to 220 m31.0% from 220 m to 224 m11.0% from 224 m to 237 m23.3% from 237 m to 241 m20.4% from 241 m to 246 m17.6% from 246 m to 249 m20.0% from 249 m to 254 m21.3% from 254 m to 259 m22.5% from 259 m to 263 m14.0% from 263 m to 268 m15.8% from 268 m to 272 m25.0% from 272 m to 276 m16.2% from 276 m to 279 m25.6% from 279 m to 283 m13.0% from 283 m to 288 m8.1% from 288 m to 292 m24.5% from 292 m to 296 m60.0% from 296 m to 299 m22.9% from 299 m to 303 m25.9% from 303 m to 308 m33.3% from 308 m to 313 m34.6% from 313 m to 320 m20.6% from 320 m to 324 m22.2% from 324 m to 327 m18.8% from 327 m to 332 m26.3% from 332 m to 336 m12.8% from 336 m to 341 m14.9% from 341 m to 345 m78.8% from 345 m to 349 m10.3% from 349 m to 353 m9.3% from 353 m to 358 m11.6% from 358 m to 362 m7.0% from 362 m to 367 m7.7% from 367 m to 372 m7.5% from 372 m to 376 m8.5% from 376 m to 380 m8.9% from 380 m to 385 m6.7% from 385 m to 388 m4.5% from 388 m to 395 m5.7% from 395 m to 398 m6.4% from 398 m to 403 m4.4% from 403 m to 407 m7.1% from 407 m to 416 m3.7% from 416 m to 421 m2.9% from 421 m to 424 m2.1% from 424 m to 434 m0.0% from 434 m to 442 m0.0% from 442 m to 448 m0.0% from 448 m to 457 m1.8% from 457 m to 463 m2.8% from 463 m to 466 m2.6% from 466 m to 470 m13.5% from 470 m to 481 m13.2% from 481 m to 485 m11.6% from 485 m to 495 m13.3% from 495 m to 501 m13.6% from 501 m to 507 m10.0% from 507 m to 513 m10.0% from 513 m to 519 m21.6% from 519 m to 522 m13.5% from 522 m to 526 m5.1% from 526 m to 530 m7%3%17%17%6%12%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.53 km / 0.33 miles
Elevation gain53.7 m / 176 ft
Average gradient10.1%
Maximum gradient33.5%
Elevation high257.2 m / 844 ft
Elevation low203.5 m / 668 ft
Climb difficulty score5,372.17

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,041,783rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 96,210th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 3,778th out of 12,150 cycling climbs in Washington.

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Ranks 192nd out of 542 cycling climbs in Whatcom County.

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Ranking 21st out of 31 cycling climbs in Sudden Valley.

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