Whalley Bridge to Pyms Chair climb

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Lower Macclesfield Road, Horwich End, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, SK23 7DD, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Whalley Bridge to Pyms Chair climb.

175 m270 m370 m465 m-0.5% from 0 m to 59 m2.8% from 59 m to 84 m2.2% from 84 m to 124 m1.7% from 124 m to 155 m10.0% from 155 m to 180 m10.3% from 180 m to 198 m9.9% from 198 m to 208 m9.0% from 208 m to 224 m8.9% from 224 m to 251 m8.5% from 251 m to 275 m8.3% from 275 m to 296 m7.8% from 296 m to 320 m7.7% from 320 m to 350 m7.6% from 350 m to 381 m7.8% from 381 m to 417 m8.3% from 417 m to 450 m8.1% from 450 m to 486 m9.6% from 486 m to 519 m10.5% from 519 m to 544 m9.6% from 544 m to 567 m9.9% from 567 m to 595 m11.5% from 595 m to 619 m12.9% from 619 m to 647 m12.1% from 647 m to 673 m10.2% from 673 m to 698 m4.9% from 698 m to 731 m-6.0% from 731 m to 748 m-1.5% from 748 m to 767 m9.2% from 767 m to 786 m12.7% from 786 m to 807 m16.9% from 807 m to 833 m19.7% from 833 m to 856 m6.0% from 856 m to 879 m2.8% from 879 m to 908 m4.3% from 908 m to 940 m12.1% from 940 m to 969 m18.6% from 969 m to 1.0 km11.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km1.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km8.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km8.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.3% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km9.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km5.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-0.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-0.2% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-0.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-1.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-2.4% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km0.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.5% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km5.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km11.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km5.7% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-4.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-5.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km3.0% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km2.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km4.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km5.2% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km4.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km2.7% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km6.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km7.3% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km5.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km0.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-0.5% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-4.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-5.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km1.2% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km5.7% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km8.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km11.2% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km11.7% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km10.8% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km9.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km9.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km10.3% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km10.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km10.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km7.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km7.2% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km7.1% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km7.6% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km4.4% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km6.3% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km7.8% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km7.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km5.1% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km4.3% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km5.7% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km6.0% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km8.2% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km7.2% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km4.5% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km4.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km4.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km6.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km6.1% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km3.5% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km0.5% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km0.9% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km0.8% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km0.2% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km0.7% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km4.5% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km4.8% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km5.6% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km6.6% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km8.2% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km8.2% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km8.7% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km10.3% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km10.3% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km9.0% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km6.8% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km7.2% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km7.2% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km6.4% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km5.9% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km5.5% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km4.3% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km3.6% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km0.5% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km1.1% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km5.0% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km7.8% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km9.0% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km9.6% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km7.9% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km3.2% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km0.9% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km2.1% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km8%7%3%6%4%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance5.23 km / 3.25 miles
Elevation gain287.7 m / 944 ft
Average gradient5.5%
Maximum gradient13.6%
Elevation high464.38 m / 1,524 ft
Elevation low176.41 m / 579 ft
Climb difficulty score28,769.95

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 125,893rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,400th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,258th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 67th out of 11,587 cycling climbs in Derbyshire.

Ranking 63rd out of 2,296 cycling climbs in High Peak.

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