The run is a function of the hill itself. For an average grade they take the difference in altitude bottom to top, and use the map distance for the run.
When calculating the steepest grade, they look for the steepest section of meaningful length, ie. 10 to 25 feet, and calculate that. In reality, many hills have short lumps, where the grade will exceed the listing of steepest grade.
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