The Alternative
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Climb Stats
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 0.41 km / 0.26 miles |
| Elevation gain | 26.3 m / 86 ft |
| Average gradient | 6.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 16.9% |
| Elevation high | 129.3 m / 424 ft |
| Elevation low | 103 m / 338 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 2,630.47 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 1,648,241st out of 2,710,648 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 48,662nd most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia. |
📉 Places 12,778th out of 25,936 cycling climbs in Victoria. |
⚖ Ranks 6,088th out of 14,727 cycling climbs in Melbourne. |
⚖ Ranking 58th out of 110 cycling climbs in Ferntree Gully. |
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