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Birch Hill (Towers Lane start)

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Towers Lane, Alvanley, Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester, England, WA6 0DQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Birch Hill (Towers Lane start).

15 m60 m110 m155 m0.6% from 0 m to 62 m1.0% from 62 m to 124 m1.5% from 124 m to 176 m1.2% from 176 m to 209 m0.9% from 209 m to 276 m2.5% from 276 m to 300 m2.6% from 300 m to 338 m2.5% from 338 m to 386 m1.4% from 386 m to 451 m3.4% from 451 m to 474 m1.9% from 474 m to 510 m-0.5% from 510 m to 573 m-1.4% from 573 m to 616 m-2.4% from 616 m to 681 m2.0% from 681 m to 748 m-2.0% from 748 m to 797 m-2.1% from 797 m to 858 m0.0% from 858 m to 862 m0.7% from 862 m to 889 m1.4% from 889 m to 938 m1.8% from 938 m to 1.0 km2.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km2.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km2.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km5.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.3% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km7.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km4.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km0.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-0.5% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-0.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.6% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km7.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km0.0% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km0.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km2.0% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km1.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.5% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km1.4% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km1.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km1.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km2.4% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km2.2% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km0.6% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-0.8% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km-2.3% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km-0.5% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.8% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km4.6% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km0.8% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km-0.2% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km1.8% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km4.6% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km-6.3% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-4.1% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km0.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km5.8% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km6.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km4.7% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km4.2% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km1.4% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km9.1% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km9.3% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km4.8% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km4.8% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km3.8% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km-1.6% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km0.2% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km0.6% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km0.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km0.8% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km1.4% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km1.6% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km0.7% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km1.1% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km1.3% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km2.4% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km1.4% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km-0.6% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km-1.3% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km-0.4% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km-0.8% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km2.1% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km1.8% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km1.9% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km2.4% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km2.8% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km3.3% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km2.2% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km1.4% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km12.5% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km11.7% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km13.5% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km8.4% from 5.4 km to 5.4 km6.3% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km6.1% from 5.5 km to 5.5 km6.9% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km6.8% from 5.6 km to 5.6 km2.3% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km-1.1% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km-1.3% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km-1.5% from 5.8 km to 5.8 km-0.3% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km0.4% from 5.9 km to 5.9 km4.4% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km2.8% from 6.0 km to 6.0 km2.2% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km0.8% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km1.4% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km0.0% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km1%4%2%1%3%3%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km6 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance6.25 km / 3.88 miles
Elevation gain135.9 m / 446 ft
Average gradient2.2%
Maximum gradient11.9%
Elevation high150.9 m / 495 ft
Elevation low15 m / 49 ft
Climb difficulty score13,618.02

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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 385,252nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 23,749th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 15,965th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 25th out of 2,095 cycling climbs in Cheshire West and Chester.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Helsby.

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