Scenic Climb - Ridge to Hickson

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Frederick Street, Merewether, Newcastle, Newcastle-Maitland, Newcastle City Council, New South Wales, 2291, Australia
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Climb Profile

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15 m40 m65 m90 m6.2% from 0 m to 23 m4.5% from 23 m to 36 m1.2% from 36 m to 68 m3.1% from 68 m to 75 m2.1% from 75 m to 94 m4.7% from 94 m to 107 m3.1% from 107 m to 113 m4.3% from 113 m to 132 m2.6% from 132 m to 163 m3.3% from 163 m to 175 m2.0% from 175 m to 205 m3.3% from 205 m to 218 m3.3% from 218 m to 242 m3.2% from 242 m to 255 m3.2% from 255 m to 273 m3.2% from 273 m to 280 m1.6% from 280 m to 292 m1.7% from 292 m to 316 m4.8% from 316 m to 332 m3.8% from 332 m to 348 m4.2% from 348 m to 357 m6.7% from 357 m to 375 m11.3% from 375 m to 388 m12.5% from 388 m to 399 m8.0% from 399 m to 406 m10.8% from 406 m to 414 m19.2% from 414 m to 421 m10.7% from 421 m to 432 m8.5% from 432 m to 444 m9.9% from 444 m to 452 m15.0% from 452 m to 456 m7.9% from 456 m to 469 m5.3% from 469 m to 476 m4.2% from 476 m to 490 m9.2% from 490 m to 506 m13.3% from 506 m to 518 m3.5% from 518 m to 535 m3.1% from 535 m to 547 m4.6% from 547 m to 569 m7.0% from 569 m to 578 m4.5% from 578 m to 591 m2.3% from 591 m to 600 m9.4% from 600 m to 613 m9.4% from 613 m to 621 m4.8% from 621 m to 626 m2.5% from 626 m to 634 m8.3% from 634 m to 646 m8.7% from 646 m to 657 m9.0% from 657 m to 668 m10.8% from 668 m to 672 m10.0% from 672 m to 682 m13.7% from 682 m to 692 m11.8% from 692 m to 702 m14.7% from 702 m to 709 m8.7% from 709 m to 716 m11.9% from 716 m to 723 m11.2% from 723 m to 735 m13.0% from 735 m to 745 m9.9% from 745 m to 755 m5.9% from 755 m to 758 m7.7% from 758 m to 768 m5.6% from 768 m to 772 m5.6% from 772 m to 793 m4.9% from 793 m to 814 m5.1% from 814 m to 822 m5.0% from 822 m to 838 m8.4% from 838 m to 850 m5.0% from 850 m to 854 m4.1% from 854 m to 878 m4.9% from 878 m to 899 m4.9% from 899 m to 911 m2.7% from 911 m to 934 m4.2% from 934 m to 958 m10.5% from 958 m to 965 m10.8% from 965 m to 969 m6.0% from 969 m to 976 m7.9% from 976 m to 986 m8.2% from 986 m to 1.0 km7.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3%7%8%6%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.15 km / 0.71 miles
Elevation gain67.2 m / 220 ft
Average gradient5.9%
Maximum gradient12.6%
Elevation high85.8 m / 281 ft
Elevation low18.6 m / 61 ft
Climb difficulty score6,718.72

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 874,734th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,414th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 6,331st out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

Ranks 73rd out of 603 cycling climbs in Newcastle.

Ranking 18th out of 103 cycling climbs in Merewether.

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