Yiliang 68 hairpins road

Kunming Shi, China

The Yiliang 68 hairpins road is a col with a length of 6.5 kilometer. This is a category 2 col. It is located in Kunming Shi, Yunnan Sheng, China. The average grade of this col is 7.4% with a maximum of 9%. The Yiliang 68 hairpins road ascents from 1.594 meter at the start, to 2.078 meter at the top, with a total of 483 ascending meters.

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Yiliang 68 hairpins road Profile

Facts

Distance 6.5 km
Elevation gain 483 m
Average grade 7.4 %
Maximum grade 9 %
Climb category 2
Minimum elevation 1594 m
Maximum elevation 2078 m

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Description

68 hairpins in just 6.5km more than 10 hairpins per kilometer!

The incredibly winding road is located in Yiliang, Kunming city, and was first constructed back 1995 to connect the two villages of Jinxing and Jinganshao. In fact, it's been named a 'wonder in the world history of construction', according to Xinhua News, and looking at it you can see why.

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