THE RIDGE

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Cadels, Smithfield, Cairns Regional, Queensland, 4878, Australia

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Climb Profile

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30 m85 m135 m190 m10.9% from 0 m to 5 m14.3% from 5 m to 8 m20.9% from 8 m to 12 m17.6% from 12 m to 18 m19.4% from 18 m to 21 m19.0% from 21 m to 30 m16.1% from 30 m to 35 m-5.1% from 35 m to 43 m-1.5% from 43 m to 50 m-6.4% from 50 m to 54 m2.0% from 54 m to 64 m10.2% from 64 m to 70 m23.1% from 70 m to 74 m18.1% from 74 m to 81 m6.0% from 81 m to 89 m3.8% from 89 m to 97 m4.3% from 97 m to 102 m-4.9% from 102 m to 112 m-13.3% from 112 m to 120 m-16.7% from 120 m to 126 m-16.7% from 126 m to 132 m-16.7% from 132 m to 138 m-16.9% from 138 m to 145 m-14.8% from 145 m to 154 m-10.4% from 154 m to 163 m-6.7% from 163 m to 172 m-3.8% from 172 m to 183 m-4.8% from 183 m to 193 m-8.0% from 193 m to 203 m-3.2% from 203 m to 212 m6.3% from 212 m to 222 m14.8% from 222 m to 230 m18.7% from 230 m to 239 m19.3% from 239 m to 248 m19.8% from 248 m to 257 m22.0% from 257 m to 265 m20.5% from 265 m to 273 m21.5% from 273 m to 282 m19.8% from 282 m to 291 m19.3% from 291 m to 300 m15.9% from 300 m to 308 m15.0% from 308 m to 316 m7.8% from 316 m to 321 m6.3% from 321 m to 327 m6.5% from 327 m to 334 m1.7% from 334 m to 339 m7.7% from 339 m to 345 m7.9% from 345 m to 351 m12.5% from 351 m to 357 m9.5% from 357 m to 363 m4.9% from 363 m to 371 m8.3% from 371 m to 378 m10.1% from 378 m to 386 m12.5% from 386 m to 394 m13.8% from 394 m to 404 m4.7% from 404 m to 412 m-1.8% from 412 m to 418 m12.8% from 418 m to 426 m18.0% from 426 m to 431 m23.8% from 431 m to 438 m31.9% from 438 m to 442 m21.7% from 442 m to 447 m0.0% from 447 m to 452 m17.3% from 452 m to 457 m14.0% from 457 m to 463 m18.8% from 463 m to 468 m18.0% from 468 m to 473 m11.1% from 473 m to 478 m0.0% from 478 m to 484 m1.4% from 484 m to 491 m-10.1% from 491 m to 498 m7.0% from 498 m to 505 m0.0% from 505 m to 514 m13.5% from 514 m to 522 m16.9% from 522 m to 527 m20.0% from 527 m to 533 m24.2% from 533 m to 540 m25.5% from 540 m to 545 m24.2% from 545 m to 551 m20.3% from 551 m to 557 m15.6% from 557 m to 566 m10.4% from 566 m to 574 m2.3% from 574 m to 583 m5.4% from 583 m to 592 m7.6% from 592 m to 600 m11.2% from 600 m to 610 m16.2% from 610 m to 620 m26.5% from 620 m to 630 m28.4% from 630 m to 639 m22.1% from 639 m to 649 m22.0% from 649 m to 660 m23.7% from 660 m to 670 m20.7% from 670 m to 675 m25.4% from 675 m to 682 m24.2% from 682 m to 689 m20.6% from 689 m to 695 m24.7% from 695 m to 705 m19.1% from 705 m to 712 m23.5% from 712 m to 715 m24.2% from 715 m to 724 m20.7% from 724 m to 730 m21.8% from 730 m to 735 m16.7% from 735 m to 741 m7.3% from 741 m to 747 m0.0% from 747 m to 754 m2.1% from 754 m to 764 m1.0% from 764 m to 774 m-3.4% from 774 m to 783 m-4.7% from 783 m to 793 m-5.4% from 793 m to 806 m-5.9% from 806 m to 822 m-8.2% from 822 m to 832 m-6.6% from 832 m to 844 m3.7% from 844 m to 857 m6.8% from 857 m to 869 m8.1% from 869 m to 881 m-1.7% from 881 m to 899 m0.8% from 899 m to 924 m-2.4% from 924 m to 945 m-9.1% from 945 m to 965 m-13.6% from 965 m to 987 m-2.2% from 987 m to 1.0 km-12.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-3.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km18.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km28.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km26.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km29.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km20.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km24.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km26.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km28.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km28.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km28.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km26.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km24.3% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km14.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km19.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km17.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km25.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km22.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-17.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-14.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-3.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-7.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.4% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km9.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km20.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km26.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-1.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-1.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-4.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-6.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-7.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-15.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-17.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-28.1% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-27.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-24.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2%12%18%-3%5%21%7%-18%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.91 km / 1.19 miles
Elevation gain124.6 m / 409 ft
Average gradient6.5%
Maximum gradient24.6%
Elevation high188.4 m / 618 ft
Elevation low33.8 m / 111 ft
Climb difficulty score12,454.02

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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 432,720th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 9,956th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 1,634th out of 16,668 cycling climbs in Queensland.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 46 climbs) in Smithfield.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 46 climbs) in Cairns Regional.

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