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The Route of Steel

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Chilli Banana, 59, Buxton Road, Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, England, SK10 1JX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance19.74 km / 12.27 miles
Elevation gain286.1 m / 939 ft
Average gradient1.5%
Maximum gradient18.4%
Elevation high515.37 m / 1,691 ft
Elevation low144.01 m / 472 ft
Climb difficulty score28,622.42

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 127,100th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,451st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,293rd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 81st out of 3,338 cycling climbs in Cheshire East.

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Ranking 50th out of 240 cycling climbs in Macclesfield.

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