Breaking the camel's back

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Circular Walk, Park Lane, Prestwich, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, M45 7QJ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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45 m65 m80 m100 m8.8% from 0 m to 11 m1.7% from 11 m to 23 m3.5% from 23 m to 34 m0.0% from 34 m to 44 m3.6% from 44 m to 55 m0.0% from 55 m to 61 m1.7% from 61 m to 85 m3.6% from 85 m to 96 m3.8% from 96 m to 101 m7.1% from 101 m to 107 m10.2% from 107 m to 117 m13.6% from 117 m to 127 m5.8% from 127 m to 148 m3.5% from 148 m to 159 m3.1% from 159 m to 165 m4.0% from 165 m to 180 m1.9% from 180 m to 191 m3.3% from 191 m to 209 m3.4% from 209 m to 215 m4.0% from 215 m to 225 m5.2% from 225 m to 240 m7.5% from 240 m to 251 m9.3% from 251 m to 255 m7.0% from 255 m to 270 m8.5% from 270 m to 274 m3.9% from 274 m to 290 m9.5% from 290 m to 294 m13.2% from 294 m to 303 m11.2% from 303 m to 314 m10.3% from 314 m to 317 m13.3% from 317 m to 323 m9.8% from 323 m to 328 m6.6% from 328 m to 337 m13.8% from 337 m to 340 m10.5% from 340 m to 349 m4.3% from 349 m to 363 m6.8% from 363 m to 372 m9.8% from 372 m to 384 m10.5% from 384 m to 388 m13.5% from 388 m to 395 m6.6% from 395 m to 410 m12.1% from 410 m to 414 m11.4% from 414 m to 421 m5.1% from 421 m to 432 m2.2% from 432 m to 451 m2.3% from 451 m to 459 m2.4% from 459 m to 467 m3.9% from 467 m to 478 m2.5% from 478 m to 486 m8.0% from 486 m to 493 m6.5% from 493 m to 496 m8.2% from 496 m to 501 m9.1% from 501 m to 506 m4.7% from 506 m to 523 m5.3% from 523 m to 530 m7.8% from 530 m to 540 m12.5% from 540 m to 543 m13.3% from 543 m to 549 m12.6% from 549 m to 561 m12.3% from 561 m to 569 m9.3% from 569 m to 573 m7.6% from 573 m to 589 m4.8% from 589 m to 593 m6.1% from 593 m to 606 m7.3% from 606 m to 622 m5.0% from 622 m to 626 m4.7% from 626 m to 644 m6.7% from 644 m to 653 m6.9% from 653 m to 661 m4.7% from 661 m to 678 m2.0% from 678 m to 689 m3.6% from 689 m to 694 m7.0% from 694 m to 700 m16.7% from 700 m to 705 m0.0% from 705 m to 709 m6.3% from 709 m to 725 m11.8% from 725 m to 729 m6.6% from 729 m to 741 m5.9% from 741 m to 744 m3.4% from 744 m to 750 m8.5% from 750 m to 759 m0.0% from 759 m to 763 m1.5% from 763 m to 777 m-3.3% from 777 m to 789 m0.0% from 789 m to 793 m-1.8% from 793 m to 815 m0.0% from 815 m to 820 m-5.8% from 820 m to 830 m-7.4% from 830 m to 836 m-8.2% from 836 m to 840 m-8.7% from 840 m to 845 m-6.3% from 845 m to 858 m-8.6% from 858 m to 865 m-8.1% from 865 m to 872 m-5.6% from 872 m to 879 m-11.4% from 879 m to 886 m-15.2% from 886 m to 894 m-13.0% from 894 m to 903 m-13.0% from 903 m to 913 m-6.2% from 913 m to 932 m-3.5% from 932 m to 943 m-0.6% from 943 m to 977 m1.8% from 977 m to 1.0 km4.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km14.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4%7%7%-4%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.25 km / 0.77 miles
Elevation gain53.4 m / 175 ft
Average gradient4.3%
Maximum gradient12.7%
Elevation high99.6 m / 327 ft
Elevation low46.2 m / 152 ft
Climb difficulty score5,342.34

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,045,820th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 94,248th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 69,640th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 1,525th out of 5,065 cycling climbs in Greater Manchester.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 93 climbs) in Prestwich.

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