United StatesOklahoma Cavanal Hill
Cavanal Hill Bike Climb - PJAMM Cycling

11.7
PDI
4.6 mi
DISTANCE
1,821 ft
GAINED
7.4 %
AVG. GRADE
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Page Contributor(s): Dan Razum, San Jose, California

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This 4.6 mile bike climb is located in OK, USA. The average gradient is 7.4% and there is a total elevation gain of 1,821 ft, finishing at 2,385 ft.

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Difficulty: Strenuous
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Oct 9, 2023
difficulty: Challenging
scenery: 2
traffic: 5
road: 2
Oct 9, 2023
scenery: 2
traffic: 5
road: 2
Oct 5, 2022 This is a short, sweet & sour climb - sweet, challenging climb - sour, rough decent. Mehhhh. I've descended much worse. The climbing is worth it. I did multiple laps so I opted to park at the top - cooler with a nice breeze. Nothing at the top but tech towers so not much traffic.
Mar 27, 2022
difficulty: Strenuous
scenery: 4
traffic: 5
road: 2
Mar 27, 2022
scenery: 4
traffic: 5
road: 2
This was a great climb to do! It's not that long, under 5 miles but has 400 ft per mile elevation gain. In addition, the average grade is about 8.2% there are some long stretches of 10%+ as well as 13% - 15% sections...max grade is 15.8%. I wanted to do this as part of a longer ride but couldn't find a good route in the area so I just started a mile or so from the climb and did it. If you want to do that, I would suggest parking at the Poteau Primary Elementary School and roll from there. Here's the route for the climb https://www.strava.com/routes/2943256357916242862
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CLIMB SUMMARY

Cycling Cavanal Hill

Ride 4.6 miles gaining 1,821’ at 7.4% average grade.

Climb summary by PJAMM ambassador Dan Razam, San Jose, California.

This climb is reached by starting on Witteville Drive in Poteau.  

The climb is not accessible from Rte 59 Bypass, we have to start in Poteau itself to reach the base of the climb. There are plenty of places to park in Poteau, so this is not a problem.

The climb starts in a residential area, with several houses around, which we leave behind fairly quickly.  There might be a little traffic at the beginning but there is not much traffic at all after we pass the houses.

 The pavement ranges from decent to pretty rough in some sections.  The steeper sections seem to have the roughest pavement, which makes for a bumpy descent, we need to exercise a little caution on the way down.

There are steep sections in some of the curves, so you will definitely get a good workout on this climb. About halfway up, the road flattens out and there is a nice view of the  terrain below.  After this, the road gets steeper again and trees obscure the view.  As we reach the top we see several antennas.  We pass the first group of antennas and the overlook

is on the left, next to a little parking area.  There are no restrooms or water at the overlook although there are some picnic tables.

Finish.

 A sign at the overlook proclaims that we are at elevation 1,999 feet, but we are actually closer to 2,300 feet, so the "World's Highest Hill" might be a little higher than they think!