Enjoy the flat 2 mile warm along the river and through the town of Jeffersonville then take on the 7.6 miles and 1650 feet climb to the notch between the two sides of the mountain. I’d divide the climb into 4 parts. Part 1 is a 1 mile is a stair step climb to Part 2 and the 3.5 mile false flat. Part 3 is a steady 7% grind past the ski resort (1.5 miles). Part 4 is above the ski resort, closed to trucks, closed in the winter, has the best pavement, shaded and steep at the top - pleasantly painful!