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Somerville Challenge

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441, Somerville Road, Hornsby Heights, Sydney, The Council of the Shire of Hornsby, New South Wales, 2077, Australia
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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10 m70 m130 m190 m12.3% from 0 m to 7 m13.9% from 7 m to 30 m13.7% from 30 m to 48 m9.5% from 48 m to 54 m8.2% from 54 m to 64 m7.1% from 64 m to 74 m6.9% from 74 m to 77 m6.5% from 77 m to 86 m5.7% from 86 m to 95 m5.5% from 95 m to 104 m6.5% from 104 m to 113 m6.3% from 113 m to 123 m6.0% from 123 m to 129 m6.9% from 129 m to 142 m6.8% from 142 m to 154 m6.1% from 154 m to 164 m7.1% from 164 m to 174 m6.2% from 174 m to 187 m7.6% from 187 m to 196 m7.9% from 196 m to 205 m10.3% from 205 m to 217 m11.2% from 217 m to 227 m12.5% from 227 m to 236 m14.3% from 236 m to 244 m15.6% from 244 m to 254 m15.7% from 254 m to 264 m19.4% from 264 m to 273 m18.3% from 273 m to 283 m18.8% from 283 m to 291 m18.9% from 291 m to 300 m19.4% from 300 m to 310 m18.9% from 310 m to 319 m16.5% from 319 m to 328 m15.2% from 328 m to 334 m14.7% from 334 m to 344 m17.1% from 344 m to 355 m19.4% from 355 m to 366 m22.7% from 366 m to 375 m26.0% from 375 m to 388 m28.8% from 388 m to 401 m29.4% from 401 m to 418 m29.7% from 418 m to 427 m29.3% from 427 m to 440 m30.8% from 440 m to 449 m30.3% from 449 m to 456 m30.3% from 456 m to 468 m33.0% from 468 m to 476 m33.0% from 476 m to 485 m33.0% from 485 m to 496 m33.3% from 496 m to 505 m33.3% from 505 m to 513 m31.7% from 513 m to 522 m25.0% from 522 m to 531 m24.7% from 531 m to 539 m25.4% from 539 m to 545 m23.0% from 545 m to 553 m20.3% from 553 m to 561 m21.2% from 561 m to 571 m20.0% from 571 m to 580 m20.8% from 580 m to 588 m19.6% from 588 m to 599 m19.5% from 599 m to 607 m18.4% from 607 m to 617 m17.9% from 617 m to 627 m17.7% from 627 m to 635 m15.2% from 635 m to 643 m15.8% from 643 m to 651 m13.4% from 651 m to 659 m14.7% from 659 m to 667 m12.1% from 667 m to 677 m10.8% from 677 m to 688 m10.0% from 688 m to 700 m8.9% from 700 m to 712 m7.8% from 712 m to 728 m6.3% from 728 m to 741 m3.7% from 741 m to 752 m1.3% from 752 m to 767 m-4.2% from 767 m to 784 m-7.6% from 784 m to 799 m-8.1% from 799 m to 817 m-3.2% from 817 m to 839 m-1.2% from 839 m to 865 m-5.7% from 865 m to 891 m-8.5% from 891 m to 905 m-6.7% from 905 m to 916 m-6.8% from 916 m to 926 m-4.5% from 926 m to 939 m-1.4% from 939 m to 953 m0.0% from 953 m to 968 m1.4% from 968 m to 981 m1.2% from 981 m to 998 m0.7% from 998 m to 1.0 km1.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km11.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km7.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km8.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km18.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km20.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km18.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9%24%17%-3%7%9%17%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.61 km / 1.00 miles
Elevation gain175.9 m / 577 ft
Average gradient10.9%
Maximum gradient33.2%
Elevation high188.2 m / 617 ft
Elevation low12.3 m / 40 ft
Climb difficulty score17,591.52

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ClimbLengthGradientAscent
Somerville Climb Steep
Hornsby Heights, Sydney
1.71 km10.5%192 m
Somerville first steep part
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1.43 km10.9%157 m
Somerville to Rocks (B4 Flat)
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1.5 km10.4%155 m
Somerville Climb pre false-flat
Hornsby Heights, Sydney
1.48 km10.5%155 m
Rep session
Hornsby Heights, Sydney
1.49 km10.3%153 m

Climb Rank

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

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This climb ranks 272,492nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,898th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 1,347th out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

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Ranks 242nd out of 12,379 cycling climbs in Sydney.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 49 climbs) in Hornsby Heights.

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