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>> a 30% grade is like the average hill here.

So the steepest roads in the world have small sections where the grade exceeds 30%; none maintain it or "average" 30%.



Ya sorry I always get it mixed up with the % grade thing.

When I'm in my car the dash reads on the hills here between 12° all the way up to 16° on the switchback into the valley. The new market is up a 14° hill.

So closer to ~24% grade average maybe? It's damn steep is the point regardless.


Seriously. Even the Mauna Kea volcano climb doesn't have 30% grades.

https://www.strava.com/segments/1504789




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