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Switch Backs

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Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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Climb Profile

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325 m340 m355 m370 m20.5% from 0 m to 8 m-5.8% from 8 m to 14 m11.5% from 14 m to 24 m4.6% from 24 m to 37 m19.2% from 37 m to 50 m0.0% from 50 m to 60 m22.2% from 60 m to 69 m13.0% from 69 m to 80 m7.4% from 80 m to 93 m-11.7% from 93 m to 105 m3.6% from 105 m to 114 m12.5% from 114 m to 122 m-7.0% from 122 m to 133 m6.8% from 133 m to 140 m11.1% from 140 m to 144 m-23.3% from 144 m to 147 m15.4% from 147 m to 154 m28.7% from 154 m to 162 m27.0% from 162 m to 166 m19.4% from 166 m to 169 m19.4% from 169 m to 176 m-4.0% from 176 m to 186 m-21.4% from 186 m to 193 m9.1% from 193 m to 196 m42.4% from 196 m to 200 m37.5% from 200 m to 208 m15.7% from 208 m to 215 m3.3% from 215 m to 224 m5.9% from 224 m to 234 m5.3% from 234 m to 247 m-1.2% from 247 m to 256 m-3.8% from 256 m to 264 m7.1% from 264 m to 273 m3.9% from 273 m to 284 m8.0% from 284 m to 292 m14.6% from 292 m to 303 m26.0% from 303 m to 313 m3.0% from 313 m to 320 m-1.6% from 320 m to 326 m-11.6% from 326 m to 341 m-10.2% from 341 m to 350 m3.2% from 350 m to 363 m7.1% from 363 m to 371 m20.4% from 371 m to 376 m15.6% from 376 m to 381 m1.8% from 381 m to 392 m2.4% from 392 m to 400 m4.7% from 400 m to 408 m4.3% from 408 m to 418 m1.0% from 418 m to 428 m-6.4% from 428 m to 433 m-0.9% from 433 m to 444 m-13.0% from 444 m to 451 m-20.0% from 451 m to 456 m-9.4% from 456 m to 459 m2.7% from 459 m to 462 m10.2% from 462 m to 468 m19.4% from 468 m to 471 m-9.3% from 471 m to 481 m-5.4% from 481 m to 494 m5.5% from 494 m to 503 m17.6% from 503 m to 510 m7.6% from 510 m to 519 m-5.5% from 519 m to 526 m0.0% from 526 m to 531 m19.0% from 531 m to 537 m-34.0% from 537 m to 542 m9.1% from 542 m to 545 m-8.7% from 545 m to 552 m0.0% from 552 m to 555 m29.7% from 555 m to 558 m-22.0% from 558 m to 563 m-30.0% from 563 m to 567 m31.6% from 567 m to 570 m17.9% from 570 m to 577 m16.7% from 577 m to 584 m9.5% from 584 m to 588 m-26.7% from 588 m to 591 m25.7% from 591 m to 594 m25.0% from 594 m to 599 m-14.6% from 599 m to 603 m14.3% from 603 m to 608 m9.3% from 608 m to 616 m-1.5% from 616 m to 629 m-13.6% from 629 m to 641 m11.4% from 641 m to 648 m2.7% from 648 m to 656 m7.2% from 656 m to 664 m0.0% from 664 m to 674 m-5.1% from 674 m to 684 m-7.8% from 684 m to 692 m-7.3% from 692 m to 701 m2.4% from 701 m to 714 m-5.4% from 714 m to 729 m-9.2% from 729 m to 743 m-6.1% from 743 m to 757 m-6.1% from 757 m to 772 m5.3% from 772 m to 780 m0.0% from 780 m to 787 m3.7% from 787 m to 792 m9.4% from 792 m to 799 m11.7% from 799 m to 805 m0.0% from 805 m to 811 m-2.3% from 811 m to 819 m-9.1% from 819 m to 836 m8.5% from 836 m to 850 m16.9% from 850 m to 863 m19.4% from 863 m to 869 m14.1% from 869 m to 876 m18.2% from 876 m to 883 m22.7% from 883 m to 890 m20.5% from 890 m to 898 m13.3% from 898 m to 904 m16.9% from 904 m to 913 m10.1% from 913 m to 920 m5.5% from 920 m to 925 m19.0% from 925 m to 933 m6.4% from 933 m to 942 m4.3% from 942 m to 952 m7.7% from 952 m to 962 m-2.7% from 962 m to 973 m3.7% from 973 m to 981 m-6.2% from 981 m to 993 m-19.5% from 993 m to 1.0 km-7.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-3.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-14.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-12.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9%2%1%5%2%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 categoryUncategorised
Distance1.17 km / 0.72 miles
Elevation gain43.6 m / 143 ft
Average gradient3.7%
Maximum gradient23.2%
Elevation high369.88 m / 1,214 ft
Elevation low326.15 m / 1,070 ft
Climb difficulty score4,357.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,213,331st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 117,238th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 596th out of 1,026 cycling climbs in West Virginia.

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Ranks 67th out of 131 cycling climbs in Monongalia County.

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Ranking 27th out of 61 cycling climbs in Morgantown.

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