Back Up the Valley

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Ushirika Road, Karen Hardy, Karen ward, Lang'ata, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Nairobi, 00511, Kenya
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Climb Profile

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1780 m1795 m1805 m1820 m-3.1% from 0 m to 7 m-3.1% from 7 m to 13 m-3.3% from 13 m to 19 m-3.3% from 19 m to 25 m4.8% from 25 m to 31 m6.8% from 31 m to 37 m7.9% from 37 m to 44 m7.9% from 44 m to 50 m7.9% from 50 m to 56 m7.7% from 56 m to 63 m7.6% from 63 m to 69 m6.5% from 69 m to 75 m7.1% from 75 m to 81 m7.9% from 81 m to 87 m6.8% from 87 m to 93 m8.2% from 93 m to 99 m6.5% from 99 m to 106 m6.8% from 106 m to 111 m4.9% from 111 m to 118 m8.6% from 118 m to 123 m14.3% from 123 m to 129 m14.5% from 129 m to 134 m13.8% from 134 m to 140 m13.8% from 140 m to 146 m13.1% from 146 m to 152 m14.5% from 152 m to 158 m11.3% from 158 m to 164 m10.3% from 164 m to 168 m4.0% from 168 m to 173 m-4.1% from 173 m to 177 m2.1% from 177 m to 182 m0.0% from 182 m to 187 m0.0% from 187 m to 192 m2.0% from 192 m to 197 m2.2% from 197 m to 202 m2.4% from 202 m to 206 m6.8% from 206 m to 210 m4.0% from 210 m to 215 m4.2% from 215 m to 220 m4.4% from 220 m to 225 m8.5% from 225 m to 229 m7.7% from 229 m to 235 m6.8% from 235 m to 239 m7.1% from 239 m to 243 m7.0% from 243 m to 248 m4.8% from 248 m to 252 m6.8% from 252 m to 256 m6.8% from 256 m to 261 m6.1% from 261 m to 265 m6.1% from 265 m to 270 m9.6% from 270 m to 276 m8.7% from 276 m to 280 m8.2% from 280 m to 285 m8.2% from 285 m to 290 m8.0% from 290 m to 295 m8.7% from 295 m to 300 m8.5% from 300 m to 304 m8.7% from 304 m to 309 m7.0% from 309 m to 313 m9.3% from 313 m to 317 m7.1% from 317 m to 322 m4.3% from 322 m to 326 m2.2% from 326 m to 331 m2.0% from 331 m to 336 m3.4% from 336 m to 342 m3.2% from 342 m to 345 m3.0% from 345 m to 348 m0.0% from 348 m to 352 m-5.7% from 352 m to 355 m0.0% from 355 m to 359 m-2.9% from 359 m to 362 m0.0% from 362 m to 366 m1.6% from 366 m to 372 m0.0% from 372 m to 376 m2.3% from 376 m to 380 m2.1% from 380 m to 385 m2.0% from 385 m to 390 m4.1% from 390 m to 395 m2.0% from 395 m to 400 m3.8% from 400 m to 405 m1.9% from 405 m to 410 m1.9% from 410 m to 415 m3.5% from 415 m to 421 m1.6% from 421 m to 427 m1.7% from 427 m to 433 m0.0% from 433 m to 439 m0.0% from 439 m to 446 m-3.8% from 446 m to 451 m0.0% from 451 m to 456 m-2.0% from 456 m to 461 m-2.1% from 461 m to 466 m-2.1% from 466 m to 471 m-2.2% from 471 m to 475 m-2.1% from 475 m to 480 m0.0% from 480 m to 484 m-2.1% from 484 m to 489 m0.0% from 489 m to 494 m0.0% from 494 m to 498 m0.0% from 498 m to 503 m2.3% from 503 m to 507 m0.0% from 507 m to 511 m2.3% from 511 m to 516 m2.6% from 516 m to 519 m4.3% from 519 m to 524 m2.2% from 524 m to 529 m2.2% from 529 m to 533 m4.1% from 533 m to 538 m4.2% from 538 m to 543 m6.1% from 543 m to 548 m8.2% from 548 m to 553 m6.1% from 553 m to 558 m6.2% from 558 m to 563 m8.3% from 563 m to 567 m6.1% from 567 m to 572 m8.3% from 572 m to 577 m6.5% from 577 m to 582 m7.1% from 582 m to 586 m8.3% from 586 m to 591 m8.2% from 591 m to 596 m10.2% from 596 m to 600 m8.0% from 600 m to 605 m9.6% from 605 m to 611 m8.2% from 611 m to 616 m9.1% from 616 m to 620 m8.9% from 620 m to 624 m9.8% from 624 m to 629 m10.3% from 629 m to 632 m7.9% from 632 m to 636 m8.1% from 636 m to 640 m9.1% from 640 m to 643 m8.6% from 643 m to 649 m8.2% from 649 m to 654 m8.7% from 654 m to 659 m7.1% from 659 m to 663 m6.7% from 663 m to 667 m6.4% from 667 m to 672 m8.3% from 672 m to 677 m6.7% from 677 m to 681 m4.7% from 681 m to 686 m6.7% from 686 m to 690 m4.8% from 690 m to 694 m6.3% from 694 m to 699 m4.0% from 699 m to 704 m6.3% from 704 m to 709 m0.0% from 709 m to 713 m2.5% from 713 m to 717 m0.0% from 717 m to 721 m2.1% from 721 m to 726 m2.1% from 726 m to 731 m2.1% from 731 m to 735 m2.0% from 735 m to 740 m1.9% from 740 m to 746 m-1.9% from 746 m to 751 m0.0% from 751 m to 754 m0.0% from 754 m to 757 m5%8%7%3%-0%5%8%2%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
Distance0.76 km / 0.47 miles
Elevation gain37.5 m / 123 ft
Average gradient4.8%
Maximum gradient14.1%
Elevation high1,819.5 m / 5,969 ft
Elevation low1,782.5 m / 5,848 ft
Climb difficulty score3,635.52

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,367,030th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 477th most difficult cycling climb of all 953 climbs in Kenya.

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Places 100th out of 364 cycling climbs in Nairobi County.

Ranks 83rd out of 305 cycling climbs in Nairobi.

Ranking 24th out of 78 cycling climbs in Lang'ata.

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