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The pinch

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State Highway 1, Clarence, Kaikōura, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

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5 m10 m20 m25 m0.0% from 0 m to 10 m1.0% from 10 m to 20 m2.1% from 20 m to 30 m2.1% from 30 m to 39 m2.2% from 39 m to 49 m2.2% from 49 m to 58 m3.3% from 58 m to 67 m3.4% from 67 m to 75 m3.4% from 75 m to 84 m1.1% from 84 m to 93 m2.4% from 93 m to 101 m1.2% from 101 m to 110 m2.4% from 110 m to 118 m2.4% from 118 m to 126 m1.2% from 126 m to 135 m2.4% from 135 m to 143 m-2.5% from 143 m to 151 m-1.2% from 151 m to 159 m-1.3% from 159 m to 167 m0.0% from 167 m to 175 m1.3% from 175 m to 182 m1.3% from 182 m to 190 m2.6% from 190 m to 198 m3.9% from 198 m to 205 m1.3% from 205 m to 213 m2.6% from 213 m to 221 m4.0% from 221 m to 228 m4.0% from 228 m to 236 m2.7% from 236 m to 243 m2.7% from 243 m to 251 m2.7% from 251 m to 258 m2.7% from 258 m to 265 m2.7% from 265 m to 273 m3.9% from 273 m to 280 m4.0% from 280 m to 288 m2.7% from 288 m to 295 m2.7% from 295 m to 303 m2.6% from 303 m to 310 m1.3% from 310 m to 318 m2.6% from 318 m to 325 m2.6% from 325 m to 333 m2.6% from 333 m to 341 m2.5% from 341 m to 349 m1.3% from 349 m to 357 m2.6% from 357 m to 364 m2.6% from 364 m to 372 m1.3% from 372 m to 380 m2.6% from 380 m to 387 m1.3% from 387 m to 395 m2.6% from 395 m to 403 m0.0% from 403 m to 410 m1.3% from 410 m to 418 m2.6% from 418 m to 425 m2.7% from 425 m to 433 m2.6% from 433 m to 441 m1.3% from 441 m to 448 m0.0% from 448 m to 456 m1.2% from 456 m to 464 m0.0% from 464 m to 472 m1.2% from 472 m to 480 m0.0% from 480 m to 489 m0.0% from 489 m to 497 m0.0% from 497 m to 506 m0.0% from 506 m to 514 m0.0% from 514 m to 523 m0.0% from 523 m to 531 m1.2% from 531 m to 540 m1.2% from 540 m to 548 m2.3% from 548 m to 557 m2.4% from 557 m to 565 m2.3% from 565 m to 574 m1.2% from 574 m to 582 m1.2% from 582 m to 591 m0.0% from 591 m to 599 m0.0% from 599 m to 607 m1.3% from 607 m to 615 m0.0% from 615 m to 623 m1.3% from 623 m to 631 m1.3% from 631 m to 639 m1.2% from 639 m to 647 m1.2% from 647 m to 655 m1.2% from 655 m to 663 m1.2% from 663 m to 671 m1.2% from 671 m to 680 m1.2% from 680 m to 688 m0.0% from 688 m to 696 m0.0% from 696 m to 705 m1.2% from 705 m to 713 m2.3% from 713 m to 722 m1.2% from 722 m to 731 m0.0% from 731 m to 739 m0.0% from 739 m to 747 m0.0% from 747 m to 755 m1.3% from 755 m to 763 m1.2% from 763 m to 771 m0.0% from 771 m to 779 m0.0% from 779 m to 787 m0.0% from 787 m to 796 m0.0% from 796 m to 804 m0.0% from 804 m to 812 m0.0% from 812 m to 820 m0.0% from 820 m to 829 m0.0% from 829 m to 838 m0.0% from 838 m to 846 m1.2% from 846 m to 855 m0.0% from 855 m to 863 m1.2% from 863 m to 872 m1.2% from 872 m to 880 m0.0% from 880 m to 889 m-1.2% from 889 m to 897 m2%2%1%0%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.9 km / 0.56 miles
Elevation gain12 m / 39 ft
Average gradient1.3%
Maximum gradient3.4%
Elevation high20.8 m / 68 ft
Elevation low8.7 m / 29 ft
Climb difficulty score1,202.11

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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 2,241,368th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 11,840th most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 1,442nd out of 2,013 cycling climbs in Canterbury.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 7 climbs) in Kaikōura.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Clarence.

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