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Blackhills Ascent, Mountain Bike Route

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Skerries Road, Balbriggan Rural DED 1986, Fingal, County Dublin, Leinster, K34 C984, Ireland
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Climb Profile

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30 m55 m75 m100 m12.1% from 0 m to 3 m7.5% from 3 m to 7 m12.5% from 7 m to 11 m11.1% from 11 m to 15 m5.9% from 15 m to 18 m10.8% from 18 m to 22 m12.2% from 22 m to 26 m9.7% from 26 m to 29 m17.6% from 29 m to 33 m19.4% from 33 m to 36 m12.2% from 36 m to 41 m10.0% from 41 m to 45 m19.4% from 45 m to 48 m16.3% from 48 m to 53 m12.1% from 53 m to 56 m11.8% from 56 m to 60 m14.7% from 60 m to 63 m16.3% from 63 m to 68 m12.2% from 68 m to 73 m12.2% from 73 m to 77 m17.0% from 77 m to 82 m14.6% from 82 m to 87 m9.7% from 87 m to 90 m8.7% from 90 m to 94 m19.1% from 94 m to 99 m15.4% from 99 m to 104 m16.1% from 104 m to 110 m14.5% from 110 m to 115 m13.0% from 115 m to 122 m14.7% from 122 m to 126 m16.7% from 126 m to 131 m12.1% from 131 m to 137 m8.9% from 137 m to 141 m8.7% from 141 m to 146 m9.3% from 146 m to 150 m6.7% from 150 m to 155 m0.0% from 155 m to 159 m0.0% from 159 m to 163 m0.0% from 163 m to 167 m0.0% from 167 m to 173 m2.2% from 173 m to 177 m3.1% from 177 m to 180 m0.0% from 180 m to 184 m0.0% from 184 m to 188 m0.0% from 188 m to 193 m7.8% from 193 m to 199 m5.4% from 199 m to 202 m6.2% from 202 m to 205 m5.7% from 205 m to 209 m11.4% from 209 m to 212 m11.8% from 212 m to 216 m12.5% from 216 m to 221 m10.6% from 221 m to 225 m5.1% from 225 m to 231 m9.7% from 231 m to 234 m11.5% from 234 m to 240 m13.5% from 240 m to 243 m11.6% from 243 m to 248 m9.7% from 248 m to 251 m11.3% from 251 m to 256 m10.9% from 256 m to 261 m10.5% from 261 m to 265 m9.3% from 265 m to 271 m10.4% from 271 m to 275 m8.6% from 275 m to 279 m10.0% from 279 m to 283 m11.1% from 283 m to 288 m10.0% from 288 m to 292 m0.0% from 292 m to 296 m0.0% from 296 m to 300 m3.1% from 300 m to 303 m20.6% from 303 m to 307 m21.7% from 307 m to 313 m27.1% from 313 m to 318 m21.2% from 318 m to 323 m20.0% from 323 m to 328 m19.2% from 328 m to 333 m20.0% from 333 m to 336 m17.0% from 336 m to 341 m14.5% from 341 m to 347 m15.1% from 347 m to 353 m14.3% from 353 m to 359 m8.3% from 359 m to 364 m0.0% from 364 m to 369 m3.1% from 369 m to 373 m3.4% from 373 m to 378 m9.8% from 378 m to 384 m5.1% from 384 m to 387 m2.2% from 387 m to 392 m9.8% from 392 m to 398 m7.5% from 398 m to 403 m13.6% from 403 m to 408 m9.5% from 408 m to 414 m2.6% from 414 m to 418 m3.2% from 418 m to 421 m0.0% from 421 m to 426 m-4.8% from 426 m to 431 m-4.9% from 431 m to 435 m-2.9% from 435 m to 442 m1.9% from 442 m to 447 m8.0% from 447 m to 452 m5.5% from 452 m to 457 m3.4% from 457 m to 463 m3.6% from 463 m to 469 m5.7% from 469 m to 472 m0.0% from 472 m to 476 m-3.2% from 476 m to 479 m-3.6% from 479 m to 484 m9.1% from 484 m to 490 m8.3% from 490 m to 493 m11.1% from 493 m to 497 m14.0% from 497 m to 502 m12.5% from 502 m to 506 m12.2% from 506 m to 510 m9.6% from 510 m to 515 m15.8% from 515 m to 519 m12.3% from 519 m to 526 m6.8% from 526 m to 530 m6.1% from 530 m to 533 m7.9% from 533 m to 541 m5.0% from 541 m to 545 m5.6% from 545 m to 549 m3.1% from 549 m to 552 m5.3% from 552 m to 556 m9.8% from 556 m to 561 m5.1% from 561 m to 565 m7.5% from 565 m to 569 m12.8% from 569 m to 572 m9.4% from 572 m to 576 m16.7% from 576 m to 579 m12.5% from 579 m to 582 m13.2% from 582 m to 586 m13.2% from 586 m to 589 m11.9% from 589 m to 594 m11.3% from 594 m to 601 m9.4% from 601 m to 604 m12.8% from 604 m to 608 m13.0% from 608 m to 615 m12.5% from 615 m to 620 m7.0% from 620 m to 625 m10.0% from 625 m to 629 m11.9% from 629 m to 633 m7.1% from 633 m to 638 m5.5% from 638 m to 643 m8.9% from 643 m to 649 m10.0% from 649 m to 653 m10.8% from 653 m to 656 m8.6% from 656 m to 660 m5.0% from 660 m to 664 m8.3% from 664 m to 668 m12.9% from 668 m to 671 m11.1% from 671 m to 675 m8.0% from 675 m to 684 m4.0% from 684 m to 689 m4.3% from 689 m to 694 m2.4% from 694 m to 698 m-4.4% from 698 m to 702 m0.0% from 702 m to 706 m-2.8% from 706 m to 710 m3.2% from 710 m to 713 m2.7% from 713 m to 717 m-1.2% from 717 m to 725 m0.0% from 725 m to 729 m0.0% from 729 m to 732 m0.0% from 732 m to 735 m3.4% from 735 m to 741 m0.0% from 741 m to 744 m1.7% from 744 m to 750 m-3.9% from 750 m to 755 m-2.3% from 755 m to 764 m0.0% from 764 m to 767 m13%8%9%13%4%10%8%-0%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.77 km / 0.48 miles
Elevation gain64.6 m / 212 ft
Average gradient8.4%
Maximum gradient22.7%
Elevation high97.1 m / 319 ft
Elevation low32.1 m / 105 ft
Climb difficulty score6,460.67

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 902,736th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,596th most difficult cycling climb of all 20,139 climbs in Ireland.

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Places 495th out of 2,038 cycling climbs in Leinster.

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Ranks 472nd out of 1,877 cycling climbs in County Dublin.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 33 climbs) in Balbriggan Rural DED 1986.

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