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Balls Head Climb

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Balls Head Drive, Waverton, Lower North Shore, Sydney, North Sydney Council, New South Wales, 2060, Australia
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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20 m35 m55 m70 m3.1% from 0 m to 7 m0.0% from 7 m to 13 m3.0% from 13 m to 20 m5.9% from 20 m to 30 m8.6% from 30 m to 37 m6.7% from 37 m to 46 m8.7% from 46 m to 55 m9.4% from 55 m to 64 m9.2% from 64 m to 73 m9.8% from 73 m to 77 m9.0% from 77 m to 86 m9.1% from 86 m to 90 m7.7% from 90 m to 95 m4.2% from 95 m to 105 m11.1% from 105 m to 112 m9.7% from 112 m to 118 m7.4% from 118 m to 126 m7.1% from 126 m to 135 m5.0% from 135 m to 139 m4.5% from 139 m to 143 m2.1% from 143 m to 153 m2.6% from 153 m to 168 m1.4% from 168 m to 210 m1.6% from 210 m to 235 m4.5% from 235 m to 244 m4.8% from 244 m to 253 m3.2% from 253 m to 259 m10.3% from 259 m to 265 m8.1% from 265 m to 272 m5.3% from 272 m to 280 m1.9% from 280 m to 290 m8.9% from 290 m to 301 m1.7% from 301 m to 313 m5.6% from 313 m to 324 m4.1% from 324 m to 334 m2.4% from 334 m to 350 m1.0% from 350 m to 369 m1.0% from 369 m to 408 m0.5% from 408 m to 450 m0.0% from 450 m to 477 m-2.8% from 477 m to 492 m0.0% from 492 m to 509 m-5.9% from 509 m to 519 m-2.7% from 519 m to 542 m-5.1% from 542 m to 554 m-4.8% from 554 m to 579 m-6.1% from 579 m to 602 m-5.0% from 602 m to 626 m-5.4% from 626 m to 648 m-3.7% from 648 m to 659 m-4.0% from 659 m to 669 m-6.5% from 669 m to 678 m-3.3% from 678 m to 696 m-6.9% from 696 m to 713 m-4.8% from 713 m to 730 m-2.1% from 730 m to 749 m-2.0% from 749 m to 798 m-4.3% from 798 m to 807 m-2.3% from 807 m to 816 m-4.7% from 816 m to 825 m-2.4% from 825 m to 833 m-2.9% from 833 m to 840 m-1.4% from 840 m to 854 m1.6% from 854 m to 866 m0.0% from 866 m to 872 m6.8% from 872 m to 878 m1.8% from 878 m to 889 m8.6% from 889 m to 901 m7.4% from 901 m to 911 m10.9% from 911 m to 917 m8.8% from 917 m to 928 m9.8% from 928 m to 934 m9.4% from 934 m to 947 m6.3% from 947 m to 960 m6.2% from 960 m to 966 m6.0% from 966 m to 973 m4.6% from 973 m to 986 m6.5% from 986 m to 992 m9.4% from 992 m to 998 m3.1% from 998 m to 1.0 km6.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km0.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km1.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km2.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km17.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km17.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km15.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km19.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km6.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-3.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3%-1%2%5%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.02 km / 1.26 miles
Elevation gain44 m / 144 ft
Average gradient2.2%
Maximum gradient16.2%
Elevation high66 m / 217 ft
Elevation low20.8 m / 68 ft
Climb difficulty score4,404.69

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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 1,203,444th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 32,368th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 9,430th out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

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Ranks 2,680th out of 12,379 cycling climbs in Sydney.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 24 climbs) in Waverton.

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