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The Painful Bit

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Governors Drive, Glenbrook, Sydney, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, 2773, Australia
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Climb Profile

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105 m125 m140 m160 m-4.8% from 0 m to 17 m-2.7% from 17 m to 24 m-3.0% from 24 m to 31 m0.0% from 31 m to 38 m0.0% from 38 m to 55 m0.0% from 55 m to 61 m3.4% from 61 m to 67 m26.8% from 67 m to 78 m21.8% from 78 m to 83 m18.9% from 83 m to 89 m18.6% from 89 m to 98 m19.8% from 98 m to 107 m13.3% from 107 m to 112 m18.6% from 112 m to 116 m24.4% from 116 m to 120 m25.6% from 120 m to 124 m19.3% from 124 m to 133 m25.0% from 133 m to 137 m18.6% from 137 m to 141 m22.5% from 141 m to 149 m17.9% from 149 m to 157 m15.2% from 157 m to 165 m15.8% from 165 m to 172 m17.7% from 172 m to 180 m19.7% from 180 m to 187 m21.4% from 187 m to 193 m13.3% from 193 m to 196 m13.1% from 196 m to 202 m21.1% from 202 m to 208 m15.2% from 208 m to 215 m14.3% from 215 m to 218 m9.2% from 218 m to 227 m7.8% from 227 m to 242 m6.3% from 242 m to 246 m3.7% from 246 m to 267 m4.7% from 267 m to 276 m4.3% from 276 m to 290 m3.7% from 290 m to 300 m0.0% from 300 m to 306 m0.0% from 306 m to 338 m-0.9% from 338 m to 382 m-5.2% from 382 m to 409 m-4.4% from 409 m to 436 m-9.3% from 436 m to 458 m-21.2% from 458 m to 466 m-7.5% from 466 m to 480 m0.0% from 480 m to 485 m-2.3% from 485 m to 502 m11.0% from 502 m to 517 m34.3% from 517 m to 520 m28.6% from 520 m to 524 m28.6% from 524 m to 527 m23.2% from 527 m to 534 m13.7% from 534 m to 541 m16.2% from 541 m to 545 m11.4% from 545 m to 552 m12.7% from 552 m to 563 m10.9% from 563 m to 574 m10.8% from 574 m to 578 m7.0% from 578 m to 589 m5.6% from 589 m to 596 m10.7% from 596 m to 604 m8.9% from 604 m to 615 m9.9% from 615 m to 627 m11.3% from 627 m to 640 m11.0% from 640 m to 652 m9.2% from 652 m to 665 m8.8% from 665 m to 674 m4.3% from 674 m to 679 m8.5% from 679 m to 693 m6.7% from 693 m to 708 m12.8% from 708 m to 713 m4.2% from 713 m to 722 m8.2% from 722 m to 727 m6.5% from 727 m to 746 m6.4% from 746 m to 755 m8.7% from 755 m to 760 m5.6% from 760 m to 777 m6%19%7%-1%-7%13%9%7%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.78 km / 0.48 miles
Elevation gain52.2 m / 171 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient27.6%
Elevation high159 m / 522 ft
Elevation low105.6 m / 346 ft
Climb difficulty score5,216.35

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,065,247th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 28,080th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 8,127th out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

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Ranks 2,211th out of 12,379 cycling climbs in Sydney.

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Ranking 25th out of 109 cycling climbs in Glenbrook.

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