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The Long Way

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Ridgeline, Douglas, Townsville, Townsville City, Queensland, 4817, Australia
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Climb Profile

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135 m170 m200 m235 m5.3% from 0 m to 8 m11.8% from 8 m to 9 m0.0% from 9 m to 13 m3.1% from 13 m to 19 m2.9% from 19 m to 26 m2.7% from 26 m to 41 m1.4% from 41 m to 56 m7.1% from 56 m to 58 m7.1% from 58 m to 64 m5.8% from 64 m to 71 m3.6% from 71 m to 77 m6.5% from 77 m to 83 m5.5% from 83 m to 90 m10.7% from 90 m to 96 m6.6% from 96 m to 102 m3.2% from 102 m to 108 m13.3% from 108 m to 111 m7.1% from 111 m to 117 m15.4% from 117 m to 122 m6.2% from 122 m to 128 m3.9% from 128 m to 133 m6.3% from 133 m to 143 m33.3% from 143 m to 144 m15.0% from 144 m to 148 m13.0% from 148 m to 152 m3.2% from 152 m to 158 m20.4% from 158 m to 163 m3.6% from 163 m to 169 m15.0% from 169 m to 173 m6.8% from 173 m to 179 m4.0% from 179 m to 189 m14.0% from 189 m to 195 m6.8% from 195 m to 201 m9.1% from 201 m to 205 m4.3% from 205 m to 210 m15.0% from 210 m to 214 m12.5% from 214 m to 218 m8.3% from 218 m to 221 m18.2% from 221 m to 223 m15.1% from 223 m to 228 m7.7% from 228 m to 236 m2.6% from 236 m to 244 m15.4% from 244 m to 248 m5.7% from 248 m to 262 m12.9% from 262 m to 265 m7.7% from 265 m to 267 m12.1% from 267 m to 271 m16.0% from 271 m to 273 m3.5% from 273 m to 279 m8.3% from 279 m to 286 m5.9% from 286 m to 290 m5.4% from 290 m to 293 m7.7% from 293 m to 296 m6.7% from 296 m to 299 m5.8% from 299 m to 306 m5.9% from 306 m to 309 m6.1% from 309 m to 312 m9.1% from 312 m to 315 m13.0% from 315 m to 319 m7.4% from 319 m to 325 m5.5% from 325 m to 332 m7.7% from 332 m to 335 m15.4% from 335 m to 337 m22.2% from 337 m to 340 m9.2% from 340 m to 346 m5.5% from 346 m to 354 m2.5% from 354 m to 362 m3.1% from 362 m to 374 m11.3% from 374 m to 381 m11.3% from 381 m to 387 m2.9% from 387 m to 394 m7.5% from 394 m to 399 m0.0% from 399 m to 405 m46.2% from 405 m to 407 m13.6% from 407 m to 411 m9.3% from 411 m to 415 m10.5% from 415 m to 419 m18.2% from 419 m to 421 m10.5% from 421 m to 427 m11.8% from 427 m to 430 m5.7% from 430 m to 434 m6.8% from 434 m to 440 m8.5% from 440 m to 444 m4.7% from 444 m to 462 m7.5% from 462 m to 467 m11.5% from 467 m to 472 m11.1% from 472 m to 476 m9.8% from 476 m to 482 m3.5% from 482 m to 487 m14.0% from 487 m to 493 m4.8% from 493 m to 497 m29.4% from 497 m to 501 m8.6% from 501 m to 508 m4.3% from 508 m to 517 m2.6% from 517 m to 525 m11.1% from 525 m to 526 m5.5% from 526 m to 534 m4.8% from 534 m to 542 m16.7% from 542 m to 546 m7.3% from 546 m to 551 m4.8% from 551 m to 555 m11.1% from 555 m to 557 m12.1% from 557 m to 561 m7.1% from 561 m to 563 m22.2% from 563 m to 567 m7.1% from 567 m to 573 m3.3% from 573 m to 579 m5.4% from 579 m to 582 m3.8% from 582 m to 598 m4.0% from 598 m to 603 m11.1% from 603 m to 608 m7.7% from 608 m to 613 m3.3% from 613 m to 620 m2.4% from 620 m to 628 m6.8% from 628 m to 634 m9.5% from 634 m to 640 m6.2% from 640 m to 647 m3.1% from 647 m to 653 m3.0% from 653 m to 660 m13.8% from 660 m to 663 m10.3% from 663 m to 669 m7.1% from 669 m to 674 m9.5% from 674 m to 678 m13.3% from 678 m to 681 m14.3% from 681 m to 686 m7.8% from 686 m to 691 m7.5% from 691 m to 696 m6.2% from 696 m to 702 m7.4% from 702 m to 710 m10.5% from 710 m to 716 m6.1% from 716 m to 723 m6.1% from 723 m to 729 m0.0% from 729 m to 733 m7.7% from 733 m to 735 m6.7% from 735 m to 744 m6.8% from 744 m to 750 m13.8% from 750 m to 753 m6.5% from 753 m to 756 m3.4% from 756 m to 762 m8.0% from 762 m to 767 m9.3% from 767 m to 771 m8.5% from 771 m to 776 m13.0% from 776 m to 781 m4.3% from 781 m to 785 m16.7% from 785 m to 788 m26.7% from 788 m to 789 m100.0% from 789 m to 789 m33.3% from 789 m to 791 m3.6% from 791 m to 796 m8.8% from 796 m to 803 m3.2% from 803 m to 822 m3.1% from 822 m to 835 m6.8% from 835 m to 841 m6.7% from 841 m to 847 m5.8% from 847 m to 853 m3.4% from 853 m to 859 m6.5% from 859 m to 869 m6.5% from 869 m to 875 m8.0% from 875 m to 880 m8.7% from 880 m to 884 m4.9% from 884 m to 888 m6.3% from 888 m to 898 m14.6% from 898 m to 902 m6.8% from 902 m to 908 m8.3% from 908 m to 913 m2.7% from 913 m to 920 m5.1% from 920 m to 932 m2.4% from 932 m to 941 m33.3% from 941 m to 941 m12.9% from 941 m to 944 m8.9% from 944 m to 949 m6.2% from 949 m to 955 m3.4% from 955 m to 961 m7.0% from 961 m to 967 m7.4% from 967 m to 972 m9.8% from 972 m to 978 m3.6% from 978 m to 984 m3.0% from 984 m to 991 m5.6% from 991 m to 1.0 km2.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km1.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km40.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km25.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km8.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km33.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km100.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km200.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km800.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7%8%7%7%3%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.44 km / 0.90 miles
Elevation gain92.2 m / 302 ft
Average gradient6.4%
Maximum gradient25.5%
Elevation high231.8 m / 760 ft
Elevation low139.6 m / 458 ft
Climb difficulty score9,222.69

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 631,453rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 15,264th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 2,382nd out of 16,668 cycling climbs in Queensland.

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Ranks 86th out of 348 cycling climbs in Townsville.

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Ranking 19th out of 74 cycling climbs in Douglas.

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