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THE MOSS

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Woodhead Road, Tintwistle, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, SK13 1JD, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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260 m350 m440 m530 m8.3% from 0 m to 24 m12.4% from 24 m to 87 m11.6% from 87 m to 149 m11.1% from 149 m to 164 m11.3% from 164 m to 202 m11.0% from 202 m to 263 m11.7% from 263 m to 325 m12.6% from 325 m to 341 m11.3% from 341 m to 365 m10.5% from 365 m to 384 m11.3% from 384 m to 403 m11.8% from 403 m to 437 m11.7% from 437 m to 461 m11.6% from 461 m to 524 m11.1% from 524 m to 586 m11.2% from 586 m to 610 m11.1% from 610 m to 629 m12.0% from 629 m to 642 m11.7% from 642 m to 655 m11.7% from 655 m to 675 m11.1% from 675 m to 736 m10.7% from 736 m to 793 m9.7% from 793 m to 812 m10.1% from 812 m to 828 m9.3% from 828 m to 888 m8.0% from 888 m to 950 m7.0% from 950 m to 975 m7.7% from 975 m to 997 m8.9% from 997 m to 1.0 km9.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km8.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km7.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km8.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km7.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.1% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.8% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.3% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km7.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.7% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km7.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km7.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.4% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km8.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km11.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km10.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km10.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km11.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km12.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km13.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km14.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km12.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km12.5% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km11.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km11.7% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km11.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km8.1% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km3.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km1.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km1.2% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km0.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km11%10%6%8%7%10%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.12 km / 1.94 miles
Elevation gain265.1 m / 870 ft
Average gradient8.5%
Maximum gradient13.1%
Elevation high527.2 m / 1,730 ft
Elevation low262.1 m / 860 ft
Climb difficulty score26,511.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 145,017th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,304th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,771st out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 123rd out of 11,587 cycling climbs in Derbyshire.

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Ranking 92nd out of 2,296 cycling climbs in High Peak.

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