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WHY?

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Higher Lane, Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley, Kettleshulme, Cheshire East, England, SK23 7BT, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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265 m305 m350 m390 m26.1% from 0 m to 2 m17.4% from 2 m to 5 m22.2% from 5 m to 6 m25.0% from 6 m to 8 m6.2% from 8 m to 15 m26.7% from 15 m to 16 m22.2% from 16 m to 18 m28.6% from 18 m to 19 m26.7% from 19 m to 21 m0.0% from 21 m to 24 m35.3% from 24 m to 26 m25.0% from 26 m to 28 m30.8% from 28 m to 29 m30.8% from 29 m to 30 m60.0% from 30 m to 31 m0.0% from 31 m to 35 m10.5% from 35 m to 39 m30.0% from 39 m to 41 m28.6% from 41 m to 42 m50.0% from 42 m to 43 m46.2% from 43 m to 44 m10.0% from 44 m to 48 m26.7% from 48 m to 50 m46.2% from 50 m to 51 m30.8% from 51 m to 52 m26.7% from 52 m to 54 m0.0% from 54 m to 55 m8.3% from 55 m to 60 m44.4% from 60 m to 61 m36.4% from 61 m to 62 m54.5% from 62 m to 63 m36.4% from 63 m to 64 m0.0% from 64 m to 66 m15.4% from 66 m to 69 m25.0% from 69 m to 70 m40.0% from 70 m to 71 m33.3% from 71 m to 73 m30.8% from 73 m to 74 m6.2% from 74 m to 80 m44.4% from 80 m to 81 m30.8% from 81 m to 83 m36.4% from 83 m to 84 m54.5% from 84 m to 85 m0.0% from 85 m to 88 m0.0% from 88 m to 91 m100.0% from 91 m to 92 m23.5% from 92 m to 94 m22.2% from 94 m to 95 m21.1% from 95 m to 97 m25.0% from 97 m to 99 m5.1% from 99 m to 107 m21.1% from 107 m to 109 m26.7% from 109 m to 110 m23.5% from 110 m to 112 m28.6% from 112 m to 113 m19.4% from 113 m to 116 m36.4% from 116 m to 117 m35.3% from 117 m to 119 m40.0% from 119 m to 121 m28.6% from 121 m to 122 m0.0% from 122 m to 124 m22.2% from 124 m to 126 m28.6% from 126 m to 128 m30.8% from 128 m to 129 m28.6% from 129 m to 131 m30.8% from 131 m to 132 m7.8% from 132 m to 137 m20.7% from 137 m to 140 m30.8% from 140 m to 141 m25.0% from 141 m to 143 m36.4% from 143 m to 144 m40.0% from 144 m to 145 m19.0% from 145 m to 147 m42.9% from 147 m to 148 m25.0% from 148 m to 150 m20.0% from 150 m to 152 m0.0% from 152 m to 156 m18.2% from 156 m to 158 m28.6% from 158 m to 159 m25.0% from 159 m to 161 m57.1% from 161 m to 161 m37.5% from 161 m to 163 m0.0% from 163 m to 164 m12.5% from 164 m to 167 m21.1% from 167 m to 169 m22.2% from 169 m to 171 m25.0% from 171 m to 173 m22.2% from 173 m to 175 m19.4% from 175 m to 178 m57.1% from 178 m to 178 m17.4% from 178 m to 181 m22.2% from 181 m to 182 m33.3% from 182 m to 184 m0.0% from 184 m to 187 m0.0% from 187 m to 199 m21.1% from 199 m to 201 m25.0% from 201 m to 202 m21.1% from 202 m to 204 m30.8% from 204 m to 205 m21.1% from 205 m to 207 m0.0% from 207 m to 214 m10.8% from 214 m to 217 m31.2% from 217 m to 221 m40.0% from 221 m to 222 m30.8% from 222 m to 223 m0.0% from 223 m to 229 m33.3% from 229 m to 230 m23.5% from 230 m to 231 m23.5% from 231 m to 233 m19.0% from 233 m to 235 m25.0% from 235 m to 237 m11.4% from 237 m to 240 m25.0% from 240 m to 242 m26.7% from 242 m to 243 m25.0% from 243 m to 245 m40.0% from 245 m to 247 m0.0% from 247 m to 250 m7.8% from 250 m to 255 m21.1% from 255 m to 257 m19.0% from 257 m to 259 m25.0% from 259 m to 260 m21.4% from 260 m to 263 m0.0% from 263 m to 270 m9.5% from 270 m to 275 m26.7% from 275 m to 276 m28.6% from 276 m to 278 m15.4% from 278 m to 281 m35.3% from 281 m to 283 m0.0% from 283 m to 288 m5.0% from 288 m to 296 m18.2% from 296 m to 298 m37.5% from 298 m to 300 m23.5% from 300 m to 302 m22.2% from 302 m to 303 m0.0% from 303 m to 305 m2.0% from 305 m to 325 m15.4% from 325 m to 328 m14.3% from 328 m to 331 m19.0% from 331 m to 333 m21.1% from 333 m to 335 m0.0% from 335 m to 346 m5.0% from 346 m to 358 m17.4% from 358 m to 361 m17.4% from 361 m to 363 m27.3% from 363 m to 365 m22.2% from 365 m to 367 m3.6% from 367 m to 378 m20.0% from 378 m to 380 m21.1% from 380 m to 382 m20.0% from 382 m to 384 m16.7% from 384 m to 386 m2.5% from 386 m to 403 m20.0% from 403 m to 405 m22.2% from 405 m to 406 m12.1% from 406 m to 410 m35.3% from 410 m to 411 m0.0% from 411 m to 415 m9.5% from 415 m to 419 m22.2% from 419 m to 421 m20.0% from 421 m to 423 m22.2% from 423 m to 425 m21.1% from 425 m to 427 m0.0% from 427 m to 433 m12.1% from 433 m to 437 m23.5% from 437 m to 438 m26.7% from 438 m to 440 m37.5% from 440 m to 441 m23.5% from 441 m to 443 m0.0% from 443 m to 451 m11.8% from 451 m to 455 m25.0% from 455 m to 456 m26.7% from 456 m to 458 m30.8% from 458 m to 459 m19.0% from 459 m to 461 m0.0% from 461 m to 468 m33.3% from 468 m to 469 m50.0% from 469 m to 471 m28.6% from 471 m to 472 m25.0% from 472 m to 474 m28.6% from 474 m to 475 m5.8% from 475 m to 482 m40.0% from 482 m to 483 m28.6% from 483 m to 484 m26.7% from 484 m to 486 m26.7% from 486 m to 487 m5.3% from 487 m to 495 m46.2% from 495 m to 496 m28.6% from 496 m to 498 m28.6% from 498 m to 499 m40.0% from 499 m to 500 m0.0% from 500 m to 508 m11.8% from 508 m to 512 m28.6% from 512 m to 513 m23.5% from 513 m to 515 m12.1% from 515 m to 518 m28.6% from 518 m to 520 m13.3% from 520 m to 523 m37.5% from 523 m to 524 m25.0% from 524 m to 526 m26.7% from 526 m to 527 m30.8% from 527 m to 529 m0.0% from 529 m to 532 m13.0% from 532 m to 537 m28.6% from 537 m to 538 m28.6% from 538 m to 539 m36.4% from 539 m to 541 m66.7% from 541 m to 541 m0.0% from 541 m to 542 m4.9% from 542 m to 551 m30.8% from 551 m to 552 m23.5% from 552 m to 554 m28.6% from 554 m to 555 m25.0% from 555 m to 557 m20.7% from 557 m to 559 m33.3% from 559 m to 561 m33.3% from 561 m to 562 m33.3% from 562 m to 563 m36.4% from 563 m to 564 m5.6% from 564 m to 571 m36.4% from 571 m to 572 m46.2% from 572 m to 574 m19.0% from 574 m to 576 m28.6% from 576 m to 577 m4.3% from 577 m to 586 m21.1% from 586 m to 588 m20.0% from 588 m to 590 m21.1% from 590 m to 592 m23.5% from 592 m to 594 m0.0% from 594 m to 605 m4.3% from 605 m to 619 m16.7% from 619 m to 621 m20.0% from 621 m to 623 m19.0% from 623 m to 625 m27.3% from 625 m to 627 m0.0% from 627 m to 640 m0.0% from 640 m to 654 m0.0% from 654 m to 667 m0.0% from 667 m to 682 m6.9% from 682 m to 688 m19.0% from 688 m to 690 m28.6% from 690 m to 692 m26.7% from 692 m to 694 m31.6% from 694 m to 695 m0.0% from 695 m to 697 m4.7% from 697 m to 706 m23.5% from 706 m to 708 m19.0% from 708 m to 710 m18.2% from 710 m to 712 m23.5% from 712 m to 714 m0.0% from 714 m to 715 m4.6% from 715 m to 724 m21.1% from 724 m to 726 m25.0% from 726 m to 727 m30.0% from 727 m to 729 m23.5% from 729 m to 731 m4.5% from 731 m to 740 m28.6% from 740 m to 741 m37.5% from 741 m to 743 m22.2% from 743 m to 745 m20.0% from 745 m to 747 m35.3% from 747 m to 748 m30.0% from 748 m to 750 m22.2% from 750 m to 752 m30.0% from 752 m to 754 m0.0% from 754 m to 760 m6.3% from 760 m to 766 m28.6% from 766 m to 768 m21.1% from 768 m to 770 m21.1% from 770 m to 772 m28.6% from 772 m to 774 m0.0% from 774 m to 778 m7.4% from 778 m to 783 m21.1% from 783 m to 785 m23.5% from 785 m to 787 m23.5% from 787 m to 788 m22.2% from 788 m to 790 m0.0% from 790 m to 792 m2.7% from 792 m to 807 m21.1% from 807 m to 809 m21.1% from 809 m to 811 m30.0% from 811 m to 813 m17.4% from 813 m to 815 m0.0% from 815 m to 830 m21.1% from 830 m to 832 m22.2% from 832 m to 834 m19.0% from 834 m to 836 m21.1% from 836 m to 838 m35.3% from 838 m to 839 m4.7% from 839 m to 848 m27.8% from 848 m to 852 m10.8% from 852 m to 855 m31.6% from 855 m to 857 m4.0% from 857 m to 867 m25.0% from 867 m to 869 m15.4% from 869 m to 871 m18.2% from 871 m to 873 m18.2% from 873 m to 876 m0.0% from 876 m to 880 m2.9% from 880 m to 894 m30.0% from 894 m to 896 m19.0% from 896 m to 898 m37.5% from 898 m to 900 m18%11%11%11%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
Distance0.9 km / 0.56 miles
Elevation gain116.2 m / 381 ft
Average gradient13%
Maximum gradient20.2%
Elevation high386.6 m / 1,268 ft
Elevation low269.8 m / 885 ft
Climb difficulty score11,700

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 468,810th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 32,229th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 22,274th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 553rd out of 3,338 cycling climbs in Cheshire East.

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Ranking 12th out of 52 cycling climbs in Kettleshulme.

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