Jacob's Ladder

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Ben Lomond Road, Wattle Corner, Upper Blessington, Northern Midlands, Tasmania, 7212, Australia

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Climb Profile

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1270 m1320 m1375 m1425 m16.7% from 0 m to 4 m25.0% from 4 m to 8 m66.7% from 8 m to 9 m20.0% from 9 m to 11 m16.0% from 11 m to 13 m25.0% from 13 m to 16 m16.2% from 16 m to 19 m14.6% from 19 m to 24 m8.0% from 24 m to 29 m8.5% from 29 m to 33 m7.7% from 33 m to 38 m10.0% from 38 m to 44 m11.5% from 44 m to 50 m9.1% from 50 m to 54 m10.0% from 54 m to 56 m24.2% from 56 m to 59 m11.4% from 59 m to 63 m10.5% from 63 m to 67 m23.5% from 67 m to 68 m22.9% from 68 m to 72 m10.8% from 72 m to 76 m15.0% from 76 m to 80 m11.8% from 80 m to 81 m12.5% from 81 m to 83 m21.6% from 83 m to 87 m10.0% from 87 m to 91 m9.8% from 91 m to 95 m17.4% from 95 m to 97 m7.7% from 97 m to 102 m15.9% from 102 m to 108 m6.0% from 108 m to 115 m7.8% from 115 m to 120 m18.2% from 120 m to 122 m18.8% from 122 m to 126 m18.2% from 126 m to 129 m10.0% from 129 m to 133 m10.2% from 133 m to 139 m8.1% from 139 m to 146 m8.3% from 146 m to 153 m8.1% from 153 m to 161 m5.7% from 161 m to 168 m12.5% from 168 m to 174 m9.7% from 174 m to 180 m13.8% from 180 m to 183 m13.3% from 183 m to 189 m11.3% from 189 m to 195 m8.0% from 195 m to 200 m15.8% from 200 m to 203 m11.1% from 203 m to 207 m26.7% from 207 m to 210 m200.0% from 210 m to 210 m27.8% from 210 m to 214 m21.1% from 214 m to 216 m13.0% from 216 m to 220 m7.1% from 220 m to 223 m7.7% from 223 m to 226 m6.3% from 226 m to 229 m5.6% from 229 m to 233 m10.5% from 233 m to 240 m7.0% from 240 m to 246 m11.1% from 246 m to 249 m25.0% from 249 m to 251 m28.6% from 251 m to 254 m12.5% from 254 m to 257 m9.5% from 257 m to 261 m9.3% from 261 m to 266 m16.7% from 266 m to 268 m10.9% from 268 m to 273 m7.1% from 273 m to 276 m19.0% from 276 m to 278 m22.2% from 278 m to 281 m21.4% from 281 m to 284 m66.7% from 284 m to 285 m23.5% from 285 m to 286 m15.4% from 286 m to 289 m22.2% from 289 m to 291 m15.8% from 291 m to 295 m16.2% from 295 m to 298 m12.5% from 298 m to 302 m6.5% from 302 m to 305 m23.5% from 305 m to 306 m17.6% from 306 m to 310 m18.2% from 310 m to 313 m5.3% from 313 m to 317 m13.3% from 317 m to 321 m13.6% from 321 m to 326 m14.3% from 326 m to 330 m8.0% from 330 m to 335 m10.2% from 335 m to 341 m9.7% from 341 m to 347 m7.0% from 347 m to 353 m11.5% from 353 m to 358 m17.8% from 358 m to 362 m14.6% from 362 m to 367 m11.4% from 367 m to 370 m26.7% from 370 m to 372 m20.0% from 372 m to 375 m22.2% from 375 m to 377 m16.0% from 377 m to 380 m18.2% from 380 m to 382 m16.7% from 382 m to 383 m28.6% from 383 m to 385 m21.4% from 385 m to 387 m26.7% from 387 m to 389 m9.5% from 389 m to 391 m23.5% from 391 m to 393 m20.5% from 393 m to 397 m13.0% from 397 m to 401 m16.7% from 401 m to 404 m15.4% from 404 m to 409 m8.7% from 409 m to 418 m7.5% from 418 m to 429 m9.2% from 429 m to 437 m10.3% from 437 m to 443 m15.0% from 443 m to 447 m13.8% from 447 m to 450 m9.3% from 450 m to 461 m15.0% from 461 m to 465 m10.3% from 465 m to 469 m10.8% from 469 m to 472 m5.6% from 472 m to 476 m10.7% from 476 m to 482 m16.2% from 482 m to 485 m10.0% from 485 m to 487 m9.1% from 487 m to 489 m9.8% from 489 m to 494 m0.0% from 494 m to 497 m12.7% from 497 m to 504 m11.4% from 504 m to 507 m13.8% from 507 m to 510 m13.3% from 510 m to 513 m26.7% from 513 m to 515 m25.0% from 515 m to 516 m12.5% from 516 m to 518 m30.8% from 518 m to 519 m15.4% from 519 m to 520 m12.1% from 520 m to 524 m13.3% from 524 m to 527 m22.2% from 527 m to 532 m2.1% from 532 m to 542 m0.0% from 542 m to 544 m0.0% from 544 m to 544 m0.0% from 544 m to 547 m0.0% from 547 m to 557 m9.5% from 557 m to 559 m33.3% from 559 m to 560 m57.1% from 560 m to 561 m46.2% from 561 m to 562 m15.4% from 562 m to 566 m5.4% from 566 m to 573 m6.2% from 573 m to 583 m5.8% from 583 m to 593 m5.7% from 593 m to 604 m8.8% from 604 m to 613 m7.6% from 613 m to 621 m7.1% from 621 m to 629 m7.8% from 629 m to 637 m10.5% from 637 m to 644 m7.6% from 644 m to 652 m5.1% from 652 m to 660 m5.9% from 660 m to 667 m14.8% from 667 m to 670 m19.0% from 670 m to 674 m11.8% from 674 m to 679 m10.2% from 679 m to 685 m12.5% from 685 m to 690 m14.3% from 690 m to 694 m15.4% from 694 m to 698 m21.1% from 698 m to 700 m21.1% from 700 m to 703 m17.6% from 703 m to 707 m28.6% from 707 m to 709 m20.0% from 709 m to 711 m47.6% from 711 m to 713 m25.0% from 713 m to 715 m26.7% from 715 m to 717 m14.3% from 717 m to 720 m34.8% from 720 m to 722 m21.1% from 722 m to 724 m34.8% from 724 m to 726 m18.7% from 726 m to 729 m16.7% from 729 m to 733 m9.3% from 733 m to 737 m7.7% from 737 m to 742 m15.4% from 742 m to 745 m10.2% from 745 m to 751 m8.9% from 751 m to 755 m13.0% from 755 m to 760 m4.8% from 760 m to 764 m19.0% from 764 m to 766 m14.3% from 766 m to 771 m15.0% from 771 m to 775 m10.5% from 775 m to 778 m11.1% from 778 m to 782 m10.3% from 782 m to 788 m8.3% from 788 m to 793 m11.3% from 793 m to 798 m14.3% from 798 m to 801 m9.7% from 801 m to 807 m9.1% from 807 m to 813 m7.3% from 813 m to 819 m17.4% from 819 m to 821 m17.4% from 821 m to 826 m14.0% from 826 m to 830 m10.0% from 830 m to 834 m11.1% from 834 m to 838 m22.2% from 838 m to 839 m9.1% from 839 m to 844 m14.0% from 844 m to 850 m7.3% from 850 m to 855 m15.4% from 855 m to 858 m11.3% from 858 m to 863 m11.8% from 863 m to 868 m10.0% from 868 m to 870 m12.5% from 870 m to 872 m10.8% from 872 m to 875 m8.0% from 875 m to 885 m10.0% from 885 m to 891 m6.7% from 891 m to 894 m6.1% from 894 m to 898 m6.0% from 898 m to 904 m6.3% from 904 m to 911 m6.7% from 911 m to 914 m10.5% from 914 m to 919 m9.2% from 919 m to 926 m0.0% from 926 m to 928 m81.8% from 928 m to 931 m6.1% from 931 m to 934 m33.3% from 934 m to 938 m7.1% from 938 m to 943 m10.7% from 943 m to 949 m13.8% from 949 m to 952 m10.5% from 952 m to 957 m14.5% from 957 m to 963 m13.8% from 963 m to 969 m10.0% from 969 m to 975 m9.2% from 975 m to 981 m12.9% from 981 m to 984 m13.3% from 984 m to 990 m22.7% from 990 m to 995 m30.8% from 995 m to 996 m50.0% from 996 m to 997 m88.9% from 997 m to 998 m21.1% from 998 m to 1000 m33.3% from 1000 m to 1.0 km20.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km16.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.7% 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 km14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km46.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13%13%12%12%14%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.2 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain151.2 m / 496 ft
Average gradient12.6%
Maximum gradient63.8%
Elevation high1,423 m / 4,669 ft
Elevation low1,271.8 m / 4,173 ft
Climb difficulty score15,120.65

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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 335,502nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 7,427th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 637th out of 4,501 cycling climbs in Tasmania.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Northern Midlands.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Upper Blessington.

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