Thread the needle

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McManus Street, Whitfield, Cairns, Cairns Regional, Queensland, 4870, Australia
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Climb Profile

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10 m25 m35 m50 m5.1% from 0 m to 8 m3.6% from 8 m to 30 m4.7% from 30 m to 51 m5.7% from 51 m to 58 m3.9% from 58 m to 78 m4.1% from 78 m to 93 m2.5% from 93 m to 101 m1.2% from 101 m to 118 m0.0% from 118 m to 137 m0.0% from 137 m to 147 m2.9% from 147 m to 168 m2.0% from 168 m to 188 m3.7% from 188 m to 215 m1.1% from 215 m to 233 m3.8% from 233 m to 259 m2.3% from 259 m to 276 m6.7% from 276 m to 294 m5.3% from 294 m to 313 m1.3% from 313 m to 343 m2.0% from 343 m to 353 m1.3% from 353 m to 385 m2.8% from 385 m to 406 m1.4% from 406 m to 448 m3.8% from 448 m to 458 m2.9% from 458 m to 479 m3.9% from 479 m to 510 m5.0% from 510 m to 530 m4.1% from 530 m to 559 m8.5% from 559 m to 569 m8.6% from 569 m to 578 m5.7% from 578 m to 596 m7.1% from 596 m to 613 m9.7% from 613 m to 629 m6.3% from 629 m to 645 m5.1% from 645 m to 653 m7.7% from 653 m to 669 m6.4% from 669 m to 691 m8.5% from 691 m to 705 m9.8% from 705 m to 719 m16.4% from 719 m to 726 m2.8% from 726 m to 733 m5.4% from 733 m to 756 m4.0% from 756 m to 771 m2.6% from 771 m to 786 m2.4% from 786 m to 794 m4.8% from 794 m to 803 m0.9% from 803 m to 849 m3%3%7%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.85 km / 0.53 miles
Elevation gain33.4 m / 110 ft
Average gradient3.9%
Maximum gradient9.3%
Elevation high46 m / 151 ft
Elevation low12.6 m / 41 ft
Climb difficulty score3,337.75

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,441,850th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 40,535th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 6,264th out of 16,668 cycling climbs in Queensland.

Ranks 148th out of 421 cycling climbs in Cairns.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Whitfield.

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