The Needle
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 0.37 km / 0.23 miles |
| Elevation gain | 14.9 m / 49 ft |
| Average gradient | 4% |
| Maximum gradient | 7.3% |
| Elevation high | 30.9 m / 101 ft |
| Elevation low | 16 m / 52 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 1,488.34 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 2,102,025th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 15,271st most difficult cycling climb of all 20,139 climbs in Ireland. |
📉 Places 71st out of 148 cycling climbs in Connacht. |
⚖ Ranks 65th out of 135 cycling climbs in County Galway. |
⚖ Ranking 52nd out of 116 cycling climbs in Galway. |
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