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Old 06-04-04, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Moistfly
I wish I had a way to calculate the % grades of some of the hills around here. The canyon behind me house has an altitude change of around 2000' ... maybe 2200' feet in maybe 12 miles ?? Starting altitude is around 5100' I think. It's a pretty tough climb IMO.
2200 feet in 12 miles is an average of a 3.47% grade.
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