Higher Ground

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Selma Road, Emerald, Central Highlands Regional, Queensland, Australia
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Climb Profile

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175 m180 m190 m195 m2.2% from 0 m to 9 m0.0% from 9 m to 18 m2.2% from 18 m to 27 m2.3% from 27 m to 36 m0.0% from 36 m to 45 m2.3% from 45 m to 53 m0.0% from 53 m to 62 m2.3% from 62 m to 71 m0.0% from 71 m to 79 m4.8% from 79 m to 88 m0.0% from 88 m to 96 m4.7% from 96 m to 104 m0.0% from 104 m to 113 m2.4% from 113 m to 121 m0.0% from 121 m to 130 m2.3% from 130 m to 139 m2.3% from 139 m to 147 m2.3% from 147 m to 156 m0.0% from 156 m to 165 m-2.3% from 165 m to 174 m4.8% from 174 m to 182 m2.4% from 182 m to 190 m0.0% from 190 m to 199 m2.4% from 199 m to 207 m2.4% from 207 m to 216 m0.0% from 216 m to 224 m2.3% from 224 m to 233 m0.0% from 233 m to 242 m2.4% from 242 m to 250 m0.0% from 250 m to 259 m0.0% from 259 m to 267 m2.4% from 267 m to 275 m2.4% from 275 m to 284 m2.4% from 284 m to 292 m0.0% from 292 m to 300 m2.4% from 300 m to 309 m2.4% from 309 m to 317 m2.4% from 317 m to 326 m2.4% from 326 m to 334 m4.8% from 334 m to 342 m4.9% from 342 m to 350 m2.5% from 350 m to 359 m2.5% from 359 m to 367 m2.6% from 367 m to 374 m7.7% from 374 m to 382 m5.1% from 382 m to 390 m2.6% from 390 m to 398 m2.5% from 398 m to 406 m0.0% from 406 m to 413 m2.6% from 413 m to 421 m2.6% from 421 m to 429 m2.7% from 429 m to 436 m5.5% from 436 m to 443 m5.5% from 443 m to 451 m2.8% from 451 m to 458 m2.8% from 458 m to 465 m2.9% from 465 m to 472 m2.9% from 472 m to 479 m5.6% from 479 m to 486 m5.5% from 486 m to 493 m2.7% from 493 m to 500 m0.0% from 500 m to 508 m0.0% from 508 m to 515 m2.9% from 515 m to 522 m2.9% from 522 m to 529 m6.1% from 529 m to 535 m3.1% from 535 m to 542 m3.2% from 542 m to 548 m6.8% from 548 m to 554 m7.1% from 554 m to 560 m6.9% from 560 m to 565 m3.5% from 565 m to 571 m0.0% from 571 m to 577 m3.6% from 577 m to 582 m3.8% from 582 m to 588 m4.0% from 588 m to 593 m4.1% from 593 m to 597 m4.0% from 597 m to 602 m0.0% from 602 m to 607 m4.2% from 607 m to 612 m4.3% from 612 m to 617 m0.0% from 617 m to 622 m0.0% from 622 m to 627 m4.1% from 627 m to 632 m0.0% from 632 m to 636 m0.0% from 636 m to 641 m4.3% from 641 m to 646 m0.0% from 646 m to 650 m0.0% from 650 m to 655 m4.3% from 655 m to 660 m0.0% from 660 m to 664 m0.0% from 664 m to 669 m4.3% from 669 m to 673 m2%1%1%3%3%4%2%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.67 km / 0.42 miles
Elevation gain16 m / 52 ft
Average gradient2.4%
Maximum gradient6.1%
Elevation high191.6 m / 629 ft
Elevation low175.6 m / 576 ft
Climb difficulty score1,602.69

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,046,607th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 66,032nd most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 10,772nd out of 16,668 cycling climbs in Queensland.

Ranks 16th out of 23 cycling climbs in Emerald.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Central Highlands Regional.

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