The real blackstone edge without the easy bits

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Halifax Road, Lydgate, Littleborough, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL15 0JQ, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.46 km / 2.15 miles
Elevation gain211.2 m / 693 ft
Average gradient6.1%
Maximum gradient9.2%
Elevation high370.2 m / 1,215 ft
Elevation low159 m / 522 ft
Climb difficulty score21,095.63

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 208,962nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,442nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,354th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 160th out of 5,065 cycling climbs in Greater Manchester.

Ranking 14th out of 95 cycling climbs in Littleborough.

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