From
Blowing Rock until the finish it is 20.4 miles. Average
gradient is 2%.
Almost the entire ride is on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway.
The ride includes the famous Linn Cove Viaduct.
The hard effort comes during the last 2.1 mile final climb. This
section
- climbs 960 feet
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has an average gradient of 8.7%
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includes ten switchbacks
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Tour de France equivalent is the Col du Frene [1.5m at 8.6%]
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