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Castle Hill forest climb

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Castle Hill Village, Selwyn District, Canterbury, 7580, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

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755 m795 m830 m870 m4.4% from 0 m to 9 m10.0% from 9 m to 17 m13.9% from 17 m to 25 m14.0% from 25 m to 30 m20.0% from 30 m to 34 m12.0% from 34 m to 39 m17.5% from 39 m to 43 m15.0% from 43 m to 47 m9.5% from 47 m to 51 m7.1% from 51 m to 55 m4.8% from 55 m to 60 m6.2% from 60 m to 66 m6.0% from 66 m to 71 m4.8% from 71 m to 77 m6.0% from 77 m to 82 m2.8% from 82 m to 89 m6.8% from 89 m to 95 m7.5% from 95 m to 99 m3.4% from 99 m to 105 m4.3% from 105 m to 112 m15.7% from 112 m to 117 m17.6% from 117 m to 122 m8.0% from 122 m to 127 m10.0% from 127 m to 132 m11.9% from 132 m to 137 m7.0% from 137 m to 142 m16.0% from 142 m to 147 m16.9% from 147 m to 153 m9.4% from 153 m to 160 m14.0% from 160 m to 165 m14.3% from 165 m to 169 m14.0% from 169 m to 174 m15.0% from 174 m to 180 m14.0% from 180 m to 185 m17.9% from 185 m to 189 m12.0% from 189 m to 194 m14.0% from 194 m to 199 m12.0% from 199 m to 204 m12.0% from 204 m to 209 m13.6% from 209 m to 215 m7.8% from 215 m to 222 m13.6% from 222 m to 227 m10.2% from 227 m to 233 m8.5% from 233 m to 239 m6.3% from 239 m to 247 m1.2% from 247 m to 256 m5.5% from 256 m to 265 m6.5% from 265 m to 274 m5.9% from 274 m to 283 m7.1% from 283 m to 291 m5.1% from 291 m to 299 m-3.8% from 299 m to 309 m2.2% from 309 m to 318 m16.5% from 318 m to 327 m18.8% from 327 m to 335 m22.0% from 335 m to 341 m15.5% from 341 m to 348 m18.0% from 348 m to 353 m26.0% from 353 m to 358 m22.9% from 358 m to 365 m20.3% from 365 m to 371 m15.7% from 371 m to 378 m21.7% from 378 m to 384 m17.7% from 384 m to 392 m18.3% from 392 m to 399 m14.3% from 399 m to 406 m25.4% from 406 m to 412 m23.7% from 412 m to 417 m15.6% from 417 m to 424 m22.0% from 424 m to 429 m22.4% from 429 m to 434 m30.0% from 434 m to 438 m27.5% from 438 m to 442 m22.0% from 442 m to 447 m24.0% from 447 m to 452 m24.0% from 452 m to 457 m22.0% from 457 m to 462 m24.0% from 462 m to 467 m32.5% from 467 m to 471 m24.0% from 471 m to 476 m19.0% from 476 m to 480 m26.0% from 480 m to 485 m19.0% from 485 m to 489 m26.0% from 489 m to 494 m21.4% from 494 m to 498 m10.8% from 498 m to 502 m21.4% from 502 m to 506 m20.9% from 506 m to 511 m24.5% from 511 m to 515 m10.3% from 515 m to 521 m24.0% from 521 m to 526 m16.7% from 526 m to 530 m22.0% from 530 m to 535 m15.9% from 535 m to 542 m22.0% from 542 m to 547 m24.0% from 547 m to 552 m10.3% from 552 m to 558 m24.0% from 558 m to 563 m12.3% from 563 m to 568 m24.0% from 568 m to 573 m13.8% from 573 m to 579 m14.1% from 579 m to 587 m4.3% from 587 m to 594 m0.9% from 594 m to 604 m14.1% from 604 m to 612 m14.1% from 612 m to 620 m13.9% from 620 m to 628 m14.1% from 628 m to 636 m9.6% from 636 m to 643 m6.6% from 643 m to 652 m14.1% from 652 m to 660 m15.4% from 660 m to 668 m15.5% from 668 m to 674 m13.7% from 674 m to 681 m15.5% from 681 m to 687 m9.4% from 687 m to 692 m15.5% from 692 m to 698 m23.8% from 698 m to 702 m15.8% from 702 m to 708 m15.5% from 708 m to 713 m17.9% from 713 m to 721 m15.5% from 721 m to 727 m22.2% from 727 m to 733 m17.5% from 733 m to 740 m14.1% from 740 m to 746 m10.3% from 746 m to 754 m10.3% from 754 m to 762 m5.6% from 762 m to 771 m1.1% from 771 m to 779 m8.1% from 779 m to 787 m8.8% from 787 m to 793 m2.8% from 793 m to 800 m-1.1% from 800 m to 808 m5.6% from 808 m to 814 m7.0% from 814 m to 819 m8.8% from 819 m to 825 m9.3% from 825 m to 829 m8.8% from 829 m to 835 m6.9% from 835 m to 841 m11.9% from 841 m to 845 m1.9% from 845 m to 850 m-4.3% from 850 m to 857 m1.4% from 857 m to 865 m-3.8% from 865 m to 870 m3.3% from 870 m to 879 m0.0% from 879 m to 886 m0.9% from 886 m to 897 m1.1% from 897 m to 906 m-1.9% from 906 m to 916 m0.9% from 916 m to 927 m5.4% from 927 m to 934 m-4.3% from 934 m to 941 m-1.1% from 941 m to 950 m0.0% from 950 m to 959 m1.4% from 959 m to 966 m10%16%15%3%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.97 km / 0.60 miles
Elevation gain110.1 m / 361 ft
Average gradient11.4%
Maximum gradient22.5%
Elevation high866.22 m / 2,842 ft
Elevation low755.77 m / 2,480 ft
Climb difficulty score11,008.98

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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 506,241st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,686th most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 533rd out of 2,013 cycling climbs in Canterbury.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 165 climbs) in Selwyn District.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 9 climbs) in Castle Hill Village.

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