Why?

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Princes Motorway, Helensburgh, Wollongong City Council, New South Wales, 2508, Australia
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Climb Profile

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205 m215 m230 m240 m8.7% from 0 m to 5 m18.4% from 5 m to 10 m17.6% from 10 m to 13 m10.2% from 13 m to 18 m16.2% from 18 m to 22 m7.7% from 22 m to 25 m4.7% from 25 m to 30 m3.0% from 30 m to 33 m9.8% from 33 m to 37 m0.0% from 37 m to 41 m16.1% from 41 m to 44 m16.3% from 44 m to 48 m15.0% from 48 m to 54 m13.0% from 54 m to 59 m19.4% from 59 m to 62 m10.0% from 62 m to 66 m0.0% from 66 m to 69 m12.1% from 69 m to 72 m16.7% from 72 m to 75 m0.0% from 75 m to 80 m10.2% from 80 m to 85 m10.4% from 85 m to 89 m2.9% from 89 m to 96 m9.8% from 96 m to 101 m-1.6% from 101 m to 108 m9.8% from 108 m to 112 m-9.1% from 112 m to 116 m11.1% from 116 m to 120 m7.7% from 120 m to 124 m7.5% from 124 m to 128 m12.5% from 128 m to 134 m7.3% from 134 m to 138 m17.1% from 138 m to 142 m17.0% from 142 m to 147 m18.4% from 147 m to 151 m19.0% from 151 m to 155 m18.9% from 155 m to 159 m13.2% from 159 m to 164 m5.4% from 164 m to 170 m32.6% from 170 m to 174 m15.6% from 174 m to 177 m0.0% from 177 m to 181 m-12.9% from 181 m to 184 m9.1% from 184 m to 189 m15.4% from 189 m to 192 m17.1% from 192 m to 197 m19.5% from 197 m to 201 m25.6% from 201 m to 205 m7.3% from 205 m to 209 m-1.6% from 209 m to 215 m18.9% from 215 m to 219 m-2.6% from 219 m to 223 m-4.2% from 223 m to 227 m0.0% from 227 m to 232 m3.2% from 232 m to 235 m6.1% from 235 m to 240 m5.4% from 240 m to 243 m-12.9% from 243 m to 246 m0.0% from 246 m to 251 m-11.6% from 251 m to 255 m0.0% from 255 m to 259 m-2.4% from 259 m to 264 m5.6% from 264 m to 267 m2.9% from 267 m to 271 m-10.6% from 271 m to 275 m-7.1% from 275 m to 281 m-6.3% from 281 m to 286 m1.9% from 286 m to 291 m2.7% from 291 m to 295 m7.5% from 295 m to 299 m3.0% from 299 m to 302 m0.0% from 302 m to 305 m5.9% from 305 m to 309 m9.5% from 309 m to 313 m12.1% from 313 m to 316 m22.9% from 316 m to 320 m17.9% from 320 m to 325 m19.6% from 325 m to 330 m12.3% from 330 m to 335 m23.4% from 335 m to 340 m12.5% from 340 m to 347 m10.7% from 347 m to 352 m0.0% from 352 m to 359 m-3.0% from 359 m to 362 m-7.5% from 362 m to 366 m0.0% from 366 m to 369 m-4.5% from 369 m to 374 m-4.3% from 374 m to 379 m-1.9% from 379 m to 384 m1.9% from 384 m to 389 m18.4% from 389 m to 393 m2.5% from 393 m to 397 m0.0% from 397 m to 400 m-2.9% from 400 m to 404 m5.9% from 404 m to 409 m6.5% from 409 m to 412 m14.5% from 412 m to 417 m11.8% from 417 m to 421 m-3.8% from 421 m to 426 m2.0% from 426 m to 431 m13.9% from 431 m to 435 m12.5% from 435 m to 438 m10%11%1%7%6%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.44 km / 0.27 miles
Elevation gain31.3 m / 103 ft
Average gradient7.2%
Maximum gradient19.4%
Elevation high239.8 m / 787 ft
Elevation low208.5 m / 684 ft
Climb difficulty score3,130.27

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,497,237th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 42,671st most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 12,620th out of 28,566 cycling climbs in New South Wales.

Ranks 457th out of 901 cycling climbs in Wollongong City Council.

Ranking 46th out of 81 cycling climbs in Helensburgh.

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