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Alpha to end of Whispering Woods

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167, Chappell Road, Kanawha City, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, 25304, United States
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Climb Profile

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235 m280 m325 m370 m5.8% from 0 m to 12 m6.7% from 12 m to 41 m25.5% from 41 m to 46 m5.5% from 46 m to 62 m10.8% from 62 m to 84 m7.5% from 84 m to 89 m8.7% from 89 m to 134 m5.7% from 134 m to 174 m7.0% from 174 m to 219 m6.3% from 219 m to 262 m7.2% from 262 m to 303 m14.8% from 303 m to 346 m2.8% from 346 m to 389 m5.6% from 389 m to 401 m3.4% from 401 m to 422 m7.4% from 422 m to 430 m-1.1% from 430 m to 466 m16.9% from 466 m to 474 m0.3% from 474 m to 504 m26.2% from 504 m to 516 m10.4% from 516 m to 555 m10.0% from 555 m to 598 m8.1% from 598 m to 604 m7.5% from 604 m to 637 m4.5% from 637 m to 679 m8.2% from 679 m to 721 m10.5% from 721 m to 763 m0.0% from 763 m to 768 m7.8% from 768 m to 799 m9.7% from 799 m to 805 m11.2% from 805 m to 847 m7.7% from 847 m to 889 m7.8% from 889 m to 931 m8.1% from 931 m to 974 m4.9% from 974 m to 1.0 km7.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km4.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.1% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-0.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-3.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km3.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km8.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.6% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-1.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-3.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-2.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-4.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-2.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.6% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-5.5% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-1.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-2.6% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km3.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km1.6% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-1.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-1.4% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-6.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-10.1% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km1.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km6.3% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km3.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km2.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.6% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km-4.6% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-8.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-5.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-1.0% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km-14.5% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-2.8% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km11.1% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km7.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km10.9% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km0.3% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-6.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-8.9% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km-3.2% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-6.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-1.1% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km4.3% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km11.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km8.4% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-0.8% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-2.2% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km-5.7% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km-2.2% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km-4.5% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km-2.8% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km-3.8% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km-4.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km0.5% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km9.1% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km4.2% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km21.2% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km8.7% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km8.5% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km20.8% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km5.2% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km-0.3% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km-2.3% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km-4.4% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km-6.9% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km-7.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km0.0% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km0.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-1.1% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-9.9% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-8.6% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km-3.5% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km0.0% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km0.9% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km1.7% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km0.6% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km8%4%0%0%-0%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance4.83 km / 3.00 miles
Elevation gain120.3 m / 395 ft
Average gradient2.5%
Maximum gradient11.3%
Elevation high368.95 m / 1,210 ft
Elevation low236.47 m / 776 ft
Climb difficulty score12,016.74

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 453,201st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 34,267th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 209th out of 1,026 cycling climbs in West Virginia.

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Ranks 15th out of 92 cycling climbs in Kanawha County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 44 climbs) in Charleston.

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