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Back of Buster (Paloona version)

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Melrose Fire Station, 673, Melrose Road, Melrose, City of Devonport, Tasmania, 7310, Australia
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Climb Profile

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100 m145 m195 m240 m0.0% from 0 m to 41 m0.0% from 41 m to 96 m0.8% from 96 m to 145 m11.3% from 145 m to 150 m7.5% from 150 m to 156 m11.1% from 156 m to 161 m7.4% from 161 m to 166 m1.8% from 166 m to 188 m7.1% from 188 m to 194 m10.7% from 194 m to 200 m7.1% from 200 m to 205 m7.0% from 205 m to 211 m1.4% from 211 m to 240 m6.7% from 240 m to 246 m6.7% from 246 m to 252 m6.7% from 252 m to 258 m6.7% from 258 m to 264 m0.6% from 264 m to 328 m7.8% from 328 m to 333 m8.0% from 333 m to 338 m8.7% from 338 m to 342 m8.2% from 342 m to 347 m2.1% from 347 m to 366 m13.3% from 366 m to 371 m8.7% from 371 m to 375 m8.8% from 375 m to 384 m0.0% from 384 m to 393 m0.0% from 393 m to 398 m4.6% from 398 m to 407 m9.3% from 407 m to 411 m9.1% from 411 m to 415 m14.3% from 415 m to 419 m9.3% from 419 m to 424 m4.8% from 424 m to 432 m18.6% from 432 m to 436 m4.8% from 436 m to 445 m14.0% from 445 m to 449 m14.0% from 449 m to 453 m9.5% from 453 m to 458 m14.3% from 458 m to 462 m14.0% from 462 m 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.73 km / 1.08 miles
Elevation gain137.4 m / 451 ft
Average gradient7.9%
Maximum gradient18.9%
Elevation high237.8 m / 780 ft
Elevation low100.4 m / 329 ft
Climb difficulty score13,748.24

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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 380,528th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 8,595th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 735th out of 4,501 cycling climbs in Tasmania.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 14 climbs) in City of Devonport.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 8 climbs) in Melrose.

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