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Towers-Commonside-Birch Hill climb

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

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0 m40 m85 m125 m-1.3% from 0 m to 31 m-1.2% from 31 m to 65 m0.0% from 65 m to 91 m1.0% from 91 m to 151 m0.3% from 151 m to 211 m0.0% from 211 m to 219 m0.0% from 219 m to 227 m1.3% from 227 m to 242 m1.3% from 242 m to 287 m2.6% from 287 m to 310 m2.6% from 310 m to 318 m0.0% from 318 m to 326 m1.9% from 326 m to 347 m0.0% from 347 m to 359 m2.8% from 359 m to 366 m2.9% from 366 m to 380 m2.8% from 380 m to 395 m1.3% from 395 m to 411 m1.3% from 411 m to 426 m0.7% from 426 m to 456 m0.8% from 456 m to 482 m1.4% from 482 m to 497 m4.3% from 497 m to 511 m3.2% from 511 m to 530 m0.0% from 530 m to 549 m3.0% from 549 m to 569 m1.3% from 569 m to 599 m-0.6% from 599 m to 661 m0.0% from 661 m to 670 m-3.2% from 670 m to 689 m-2.2% from 689 m to 707 m-0.7% from 707 m to 735 m0.0% from 735 m to 761 m0.0% from 761 m to 769 m0.0% from 769 m to 792 m1.2% from 792 m to 840 m-1.1% from 840 m to 877 m0.0% from 877 m to 891 m0.0% from 891 m to 895 m0.0% from 895 m to 903 m0.0% from 903 m to 907 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance6.16 km / 3.83 miles
Elevation gain121.6 m / 399 ft
Average gradient2%
Maximum gradient9.9%
Elevation high122.8 m / 403 ft
Elevation low0.4 m / 1 ft
Climb difficulty score12,136.38

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 447,431st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 30,088th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 20,688th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 65th out of 2,095 cycling climbs in Cheshire West and Chester.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 43 climbs) in Helsby.

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