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Reach for the Sky

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Sams Bar, 28, Lee Lane, Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, BL6 7BY, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.97 km / 1.22 miles
Elevation gain135.2 m / 444 ft
Average gradient6.5%
Maximum gradient15.9%
Elevation high256.6 m / 842 ft
Elevation low127.4 m / 418 ft
Climb difficulty score12,808.25

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 417,221st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 26,978th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 18,356th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 491st out of 5,065 cycling climbs in Greater Manchester.

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Ranking 75th out of 257 cycling climbs in Horwich.

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