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[Slyatpct at aol.com]

Funny y'all should be talking about this now, I am too on another  forum.  
Here's what I came up with, correct me if I'm wrong.
 
Someone said the max is 45% but I differ.
 
I said...
 
"I think it works as follows. a 528' rise in one mile is a 10% grade.  
Conversely, a 100% grade would be 5280' in one mile or a 90 degree angle aka  
straight up. So, a 45 degree angle would be a 50% grade and a 2640' rise in one  
mile."
 
Sly
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/13/2007 1:44:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
msaenz at mve-architects.com writes:

Elevation at PCT/I-10 is 1580 at mile 210.
Mission Creek Trail Camp  is 7965 at mile 239.
That's 6385 feet gain in 29 miles, or 220 feet of gain  per mile (average).

As for "grade percentage", the trail stays fairly  low for the first 15 miles 
before the real climb up the east flank of San G  along Mission Creek.

The mouth of Mission Creek is about 3060 at mile  225. so that's about 4905 
feet of gain in about 14 miles. That would be what?  A 6% grade average up 
Mission Creek?
(grade percentage is rise divided by  distance?)