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Barlow from Observatory to top

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Town of Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, 53528, United States
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.29 km / 1.42 miles
Elevation gain97.6 m / 320 ft
Average gradient4.3%
Maximum gradient14.6%
Elevation high388.6 m / 1,275 ft
Elevation low291 m / 955 ft
Climb difficulty score9,751.14

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 589,179th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 47,112th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

📉

Places 417th out of 7,573 cycling climbs in Wisconsin.

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Ranks 37th out of 1,450 cycling climbs in Dane County.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 39 climbs) in Town of Cross Plains.

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