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Factory Hill, Montcliffe, Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, BL6 6RZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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155 m190 m225 m260 m8.9% from 0 m to 12 m10.5% from 12 m to 16 m10.5% from 16 m to 20 m9.1% from 20 m to 23 m8.8% from 23 m to 27 m9.1% from 27 m to 30 m8.3% from 30 m to 34 m11.1% from 34 m to 37 m8.3% from 37 m to 41 m10.5% from 41 m to 45 m8.3% from 45 m to 48 m10.5% from 48 m to 52 m8.8% from 52 m to 55 m8.8% from 55 m to 59 m9.1% from 59 m to 62 m10.0% from 62 m to 65 m8.9% from 65 m to 71 m7.8% from 71 m to 76 m10.0% from 76 m to 81 m7.8% from 81 m to 86 m9.1% from 86 m to 91 m8.1% from 91 m to 95 m8.7% from 95 m to 100 m12.5% from 100 m to 103 m9.1% from 103 m to 106 m10.7% from 106 m to 112 m12.2% from 112 m to 117 m10.2% from 117 m to 122 m11.1% from 122 m to 126 m11.9% from 126 m to 133 m10.5% from 133 m to 139 m10.4% from 139 m to 143 m12.5% from 143 m to 147 m11.1% from 147 m to 153 m10.9% from 153 m to 158 m10.2% from 158 m to 164 m12.2% from 164 m to 168 m10.0% from 168 m to 172 m13.3% from 172 m to 175 m10.3% from 175 m to 181 m12.2% from 181 m to 186 m11.5% from 186 m to 191 m11.1% from 191 m to 197 m11.4% from 197 m to 201 m10.5% from 201 m to 205 m12.0% from 205 m to 210 m10.9% from 210 m to 215 m9.4% from 215 m to 218 m9.7% from 218 m to 222 m8.8% from 222 m to 227 m9.6% from 227 m to 232 m9.5% from 232 m to 237 m10.0% from 237 m to 241 m6.2% from 241 m to 244 m8.9% from 244 m to 248 m10.6% from 248 m to 253 m7.9% from 253 m to 257 m7.5% from 257 m to 261 m9.3% from 261 m to 265 m9.1% from 265 m to 270 m7.3% from 270 m to 274 m10.4% from 274 m to 278 m9.8% from 278 m to 283 m8.7% from 283 m to 287 m10.2% from 287 m to 292 m8.7% from 292 m to 297 m9.8% from 297 m to 301 m7.5% from 301 m to 305 m10.6% from 305 m to 309 m8.5% from 309 m to 314 m8.7% from 314 m to 319 m8.7% from 319 m to 323 m11.1% from 323 m to 328 m10.0% from 328 m to 334 m10.8% from 334 m to 338 m10.3% from 338 m to 341 m9.7% from 341 m to 345 m10.7% from 345 m to 350 m10.4% from 350 m to 355 m11.6% from 355 m to 359 m8.1% from 359 m to 363 m12.2% from 363 m to 368 m10.7% from 368 m to 373 m11.3% from 373 m to 379 m10.2% from 379 m to 384 m8.7% from 384 m to 388 m7.0% from 388 m to 393 m6.7% from 393 m to 396 m8.5% from 396 m to 400 m4.8% from 400 m to 404 m7.1% from 404 m to 409 m5.9% from 409 m to 412 m6.3% from 412 m to 417 m6.8% from 417 m to 421 m6.1% from 421 m to 426 m6.0% from 426 m to 431 m5.3% from 431 m to 437 m6.1% from 437 m to 440 m5.7% from 440 m to 444 m3.8% from 444 m to 449 m4.3% from 449 m to 454 m3.6% from 454 m to 459 m3.3% from 459 m to 462 m1.9% from 462 m to 468 m1.9% from 468 m to 473 m3.2% from 473 m to 476 m0.0% from 476 m to 479 m0.0% from 479 m to 483 m0.0% from 483 m to 487 m-1.8% from 487 m to 493 m0.0% from 493 m to 497 m2.8% from 497 m to 500 m5.3% from 500 m to 504 m11.4% from 504 m to 508 m10.5% from 508 m to 512 m11.4% from 512 m to 515 m12.1% from 515 m to 518 m11.1% from 518 m to 522 m12.9% from 522 m to 525 m13.3% from 525 m to 530 m11.8% from 530 m to 535 m10.0% from 535 m to 539 m11.8% from 539 m to 542 m13.9% from 542 m to 546 m11.3% from 546 m to 551 m10.0% from 551 m to 555 m7.3% from 555 m to 559 m10.8% from 559 m to 563 m8.3% from 563 m to 568 m12.1% from 568 m to 571 m9.8% from 571 m to 576 m12.2% from 576 m to 581 m9.8% from 581 m to 586 m10.9% from 586 m to 591 m10.0% from 591 m to 594 m8.3% from 594 m to 597 m7.7% from 597 m to 601 m7.4% from 601 m to 606 m8.9% from 606 m to 611 m7.0% from 611 m to 615 m6.7% from 615 m to 620 m6.7% from 620 m to 623 m11.1% from 623 m to 628 m8.8% from 628 m to 634 m11.9% from 634 m to 640 m10.0% from 640 m to 643 m11.5% from 643 m to 648 m12.7% from 648 m to 653 m14.3% from 653 m to 659 m12.7% from 659 m to 665 m12.5% from 665 m to 670 m13.5% from 670 m to 674 m11.4% from 674 m to 678 m9.1% from 678 m to 684 m9.8% from 684 m to 689 m12.5% from 689 m to 694 m14.0% from 694 m to 699 m15.9% from 699 m to 703 m14.8% from 703 m to 709 m17.0% from 709 m to 713 m22.0% from 713 m to 717 m19.5% from 717 m to 721 m13.6% from 721 m to 726 m13.3% from 726 m to 730 m13.9% from 730 m to 734 m8.1% from 734 m to 738 m15.6% from 738 m to 742 m0.0% from 742 m to 747 m-6.1% from 747 m to 752 m3.2% from 752 m to 755 m1.9% from 755 m to 761 m7.1% from 761 m to 765 m2.6% from 765 m to 769 m4.0% from 769 m to 774 m8.6% from 774 m to 779 m5.0% from 779 m to 783 m6.3% from 783 m to 788 m8.2% from 788 m to 794 m12.9% from 794 m to 797 m9.1% from 797 m to 801 m12.5% from 801 m to 804 m7.7% from 804 m to 809 m11.5% from 809 m to 814 m8.9% from 814 m to 819 m11.8% from 819 m to 822 m13.6% from 822 m to 827 m15.1% from 827 m to 832 m15.4% from 832 m to 837 m14.6% from 837 m to 841 m10.8% from 841 m to 845 m14.3% from 845 m to 849 m8.5% from 849 m to 855 m16.3% from 855 m to 860 m12.5% from 860 m to 863 m14.8% from 863 m to 868 m17.6% from 868 m to 874 m13.9% from 874 m to 877 m18.8% from 877 m to 882 m22.0% from 882 m to 887 m23.8% from 887 m to 891 m16.0% from 891 m to 896 m18.4% from 896 m to 900 m21.9% from 900 m to 903 m15.2% from 903 m to 906 m12.5% from 906 m to 910 m17.6% from 910 m to 916 m20.5% from 916 m to 919 m16.7% from 919 m to 923 m14.6% from 923 m to 928 m17.1% from 928 m to 931 m16.1% from 931 m to 934 m19.4% from 934 m to 938 m15.2% from 938 m to 941 m13.3% from 941 m to 944 m14.8% from 944 m to 950 m14.6% from 950 m to 955 m12.8% from 955 m to 959 m10%7%11%13%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.96 km / 0.60 miles
Elevation gain97.8 m / 321 ft
Average gradient10.2%
Maximum gradient16.5%
Elevation high256.4 m / 841 ft
Elevation low159 m / 522 ft
Climb difficulty score9,777.72

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 587,096th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 44,228th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 31,278th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 779th out of 5,065 cycling climbs in Greater Manchester.

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Ranking 99th out of 257 cycling climbs in Horwich.

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