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05-15-22, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by VegasJen

There's a portion of trail in Henderson (Nevada) called "the Three Sisters". Absolutely brutal. In just about 3/4 of a mile it's right at 200ft of total elevation, but that's up and down several hills. The steepest averages 18% for about 100ft elevation increase in just about .2 miles.

+100 ft in .2 miles is under 10% avg grade.

Math.

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