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Huntsville Area Climbs

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This is a collection of 35 area road climbs. The elevation profiles were generated
using USGS data which can be inaccurate over short distances. 		 Compare to:
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#  Road   Grade   Rise   Miles   Location   Traffic   Pavement   Rating 
1  Babe Wright 11.3% 530' 0.9 Grant None Good  Difficult 
2  Baker Mountain 10.6% 520' 0.9 Grant Light Average  Difficult 
3  Bankhead   4.8% 760' 3.0 Huntsville Moderate Average  Moderate 
4  Bankhead & Fearn   5.8% 700' 2.3 Huntsville Moderate Good  Moderate 
5  Bishop Mountain   9.1% 350' 0.7 Guntersville None Average  Difficult 
6  Blowing Cave   9.5% 710' 1.4 Keel None Poor  Severe 
7  Butler Mill   9.5% 510' 1.0 Grant None Average  Difficult 
8  Cathedral Caverns North   8.9% 590' 1.3 Grant Moderate Average  Difficult 
9  Cathedral Caverns South   4.8% 500' 2.0 Grant Moderate Excellent  Easy 
10  Cecil Ashburn East   8.7% 470' 1.0 Huntsville Heavy Good  Difficult 
11  Cecil Ashburn West   5.1% 500' 1.8 Huntsville Heavy Good  Moderate 
12  Columbus City   7.5% 430' 1.1 Grant Light Good  Easy 
13  Cottonville   6.8% 340' 1.0 Grant Light Good  Moderate 
14  Crow Mountain  CR-33   7.0% 1,000' 2.7 Cumberland None Average  Moderate 
15  Fishtrap   3.8% 630' 3.2 Grant None Rough  Difficult 
16  Goshen Hollow  CR-39 13.9% 880' 1.2 Cumberland None Good  Severe 
17  Governors East   5.5% 870' 3.0 Huntsville Heavy Good  Moderate 
18  Governors West   4.5% 500' 2.1 Huntsville Heavy Good  Easy 
19  Green Mountain East 13.6% 740' 1.0 Huntsville Light Average  Severe 
20  Green Mountain West 11.1% 770' 1.3 Huntsville Moderate Poor  Very Difficult 
21  High Mountain   9.9% 350' 0.7 Huntsville Light Average  Difficult 
22  Hytop  AL-146   7.2% 1,040' 2.7 Cumberland Light Excellent  Difficult 
23  Keel Hollow 10.2% 800' 1.5 Keel Light Poor  Very Difficult 
24  Keel Mountain North 11.3% 860' 1.4 Keel Moderate Good  Very Difficult 
25  Larkinsville  CR-17   7.0% 830' 2.3 Cumberland Moderate Excellent  Moderate 
26  Lewis Mountain   7.6% 410' 1.0 New Market None Average  Very Difficult 
27  Merrill Mountain 10.0% 480' 0.9 Guntersville Light Excellent  Moderate 
28  Nat Mountain   9.1% 930' 1.9 Cumberland Light Average  Difficult 
29  Putman Mountain  CR-3   8.5% 1,030' 2.3 Cumberland None Poor  Difficult 
30  Rowe Gap   9.6% 750' 1.5 Cumberland Light Excellent  Difficult 
31  Simpson Point   9.6% 500' 1.0 Grant Moderate Excellent  Difficult 
32  Skyline  AL79   6.1% 790' 2.4 Cumberland Moderate Good  Moderate 
33  Swearengin 10.1% 540' 1.0 Grant Moderate Average  Very Difficult 
34  Tupelo  CR-21   6.3% 610' 1.8 Cumberland None Poor  Moderate 
35  Word Mountain   7.6% 400' 1.0 Grant None Average  Moderate 
       

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