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Illawarra Highway Climb

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Illawarra Highway, Macquarie Pass, Shellharbour City Council, New South Wales, 2577, Australia
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Climb Profile

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290 m320 m350 m380 m4.5% from 0 m to 7 m6.0% from 7 m to 12 m7.1% from 12 m to 16 m5.4% from 16 m to 20 m7.0% from 20 m to 24 m4.1% from 24 m to 39 m3.6% from 39 m to 44 m0.0% from 44 m to 50 m1.9% from 50 m to 55 m7.3% from 55 m to 61 m7.1% from 61 m to 66 m4.9% from 66 m to 73 m3.8% from 73 m to 80 m1.7% from 80 m to 86 m3.3% from 86 m to 92 m0.0% from 92 m to 96 m0.0% from 96 m to 100 m-1.8% from 100 m to 105 m0.0% from 105 m to 108 m1.6% from 108 m to 115 m0.0% from 115 m to 120 m-3.4% from 120 m to 126 m-3.3% from 126 m to 129 m0.0% from 129 m to 132 m0.0% from 132 m to 135 m5.7% from 135 m to 139 m5.0% from 139 m to 143 m2.6% from 143 m to 147 m5.3% from 147 m to 150 m6.2% from 150 m to 154 m1.8% from 154 m to 159 m1.3% from 159 m to 167 m0.0% from 167 m to 172 m-5.4% from 172 m to 176 m-5.4% from 176 m to 180 m-10.9% from 180 m to 184 m-8.6% from 184 m to 190 m-7.1% from 190 m to 196 m-8.7% from 196 m to 200 m-9.8% from 200 m to 205 m-9.8% from 205 m to 209 m-9.3% from 209 m to 214 m-7.5% from 214 m to 219 m-7.3% from 219 m to 223 m0.0% from 223 m to 226 m8.1% from 226 m to 230 m5.7% from 230 m to 233 m-1.7% from 233 m to 239 m4.7% from 239 m to 244 m4.4% from 244 m to 248 m7.0% from 248 m to 252 m4.8% from 252 m to 257 m2.6% from 257 m to 260 m2.7% from 260 m to 264 m2.3% from 264 m to 269 m4.8% from 269 m to 273 m7.0% from 273 m to 277 m7.1% from 277 m to 281 m10.9% from 281 m to 286 m10.9% from 286 m to 291 m12.9% from 291 m to 298 m14.8% from 298 m to 303 m12.8% from 303 m to 308 m14.6% from 308 m to 312 m14.6% from 312 m to 317 m6.8% from 317 m to 322 m8.9% from 322 m to 326 m9.4% from 326 m to 331 m13.4% from 331 m to 338 m13.3% from 338 m to 346 m15.3% from 346 m to 352 m15.4% from 352 m to 359 m14.8% from 359 m to 367 m15.7% from 367 m to 374 m17.5% from 374 m to 378 m20.5% from 378 m to 382 m18.2% from 382 m to 387 m18.0% from 387 m to 392 m18.2% from 392 m to 397 m17.0% from 397 m to 403 m17.3% from 403 m to 408 m15.7% from 408 m to 413 m9.3% from 413 m to 418 m9.8% from 418 m to 423 m6.2% from 423 m to 428 m6.3% from 428 m to 433 m10.0% from 433 m to 437 m8.1% from 437 m to 441 m11.1% from 441 m to 444 m8.8% from 444 m to 448 m7.7% from 448 m to 453 m3.9% from 453 m to 458 m-2.4% from 458 m to 462 m-4.8% from 462 m to 466 m-1.9% from 466 m to 472 m0.0% from 472 m to 476 m4.8% from 476 m to 480 m7.0% from 480 m to 488 m8.5% from 488 m to 493 m8.3% from 493 m to 498 m8.7% from 498 m to 503 m10.3% from 503 m to 507 m5.6% from 507 m to 510 m8.8% from 510 m to 514 m11.1% from 514 m to 517 m11.8% from 517 m to 521 m13.5% from 521 m to 524 m12.1% from 524 m to 528 m12.2% from 528 m to 532 m12.2% from 532 m to 536 m9.8% from 536 m to 540 m10.5% from 540 m to 544 m12.8% from 544 m to 548 m10.0% from 548 m to 552 m10.8% from 552 m to 555 m9.5% from 555 m to 560 m10.4% from 560 m to 564 m7.7% from 564 m to 570 m8.5% from 570 m to 574 m9.5% from 574 m to 579 m13.3% from 579 m to 583 m12.5% from 583 m to 587 m10.8% from 587 m to 591 m13.2% from 591 m to 595 m10.8% from 595 m to 598 m11.1% from 598 m to 602 m8.3% from 602 m to 605 m10.5% from 605 m to 609 m7.1% from 609 m to 613 m0.0% from 613 m to 617 m-2.5% from 617 m to 621 m0.0% from 621 m to 625 m0.0% from 625 m to 629 m2.4% from 629 m to 634 m0.0% from 634 m to 637 m0.0% from 637 m to 641 m3.0% from 641 m to 644 m3.3% from 644 m to 647 m3.4% from 647 m to 653 m3.3% from 653 m to 656 m3.0% from 656 m to 660 m3.9% from 660 m to 737 m4.1% from 737 m to 759 m4.1% from 759 m to 773 m4.1% from 773 m to 788 m5.1% from 788 m to 798 m3.7% from 798 m to 803 m4.2% from 803 m to 808 m3.1% from 808 m to 814 m5.0% from 814 m to 818 m3.1% from 818 m to 822 m2.9% from 822 m to 825 m4.5% from 825 m to 830 m2.9% from 830 m to 833 m-1.8% from 833 m to 839 m-5.1% from 839 m to 842 m2.2% from 842 m to 847 m2.8% from 847 m to 851 m2.3% from 851 m to 855 m2.4% from 855 m to 859 m5.0% from 859 m to 863 m5.0% from 863 m to 867 m7.1% from 867 m to 873 m5.6% from 873 m to 880 m8.0% from 880 m to 887 m6.2% from 887 m to 894 m7.9% from 894 m to 901 m6.6% from 901 m to 909 m7.4% from 909 m to 916 m6.6% from 916 m to 922 m8.3% from 922 m to 928 m7.6% from 928 m to 935 m8.5% from 935 m to 940 m5.7% from 940 m to 946 m7.7% from 946 m to 951 m6.0% from 951 m to 956 m6.3% from 956 m to 961 m6.2% from 961 m to 966 m6.0% from 966 m to 971 m7.3% from 971 m to 976 m7.0% from 976 m to 982 m5.6% from 982 m to 987 m6.0% from 987 m to 992 m7.4% from 992 m to 998 m7.5% from 998 m to 1.0 km6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km15.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1%10%6%5%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.3 km / 0.81 miles
Elevation gain82.9 m / 272 ft
Average gradient6.4%
Maximum gradient18.6%
Elevation high375.5 m / 1,232 ft
Elevation low292.6 m / 960 ft
Climb difficulty score8,290.9

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 723,296th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 18,023rd most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 4,878th out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

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Ranks 26th out of 140 cycling climbs in Shellharbour City Council.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Macquarie Pass.

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