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The Moorcock

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Piethorne Valley Camping, Huddersfield Road, Haugh Square, Newhey, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL16 3TA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of The Moorcock.

190 m245 m295 m350 m20.0% from 0 m to 3 m12.9% from 3 m to 12 m19.4% from 12 m to 15 m15.2% from 15 m to 22 m5.4% from 22 m to 40 m5.6% from 40 m to 62 m5.7% from 62 m to 69 m8.3% from 69 m to 76 m10.2% from 76 m to 90 m7.6% from 90 m to 100 m13.3% from 100 m to 105 m4.4% from 105 m to 128 m4.3% from 128 m to 132 m5.3% from 132 m to 151 m6.6% from 151 m to 169 m7.2% from 169 m to 178 m7.5% from 178 m to 186 m5.3% from 186 m to 193 m10.1% from 193 m to 201 m7.5% from 201 m to 217 m10.0% from 217 m to 221 m10.3% from 221 m to 229 m7.5% from 229 m to 245 m12.5% from 245 m to 253 m10.1% from 253 m to 265 m8.3% from 265 m to 277 m4.9% from 277 m to 281 m5.8% from 281 m to 298 m7.5% from 298 m to 312 m4.4% from 312 m to 316 m5.5% from 316 m to 338 m5.6% from 338 m to 356 m6.3% from 356 m to 375 m7.9% from 375 m to 388 m9.4% from 388 m to 401 m7.1% from 401 m to 409 m6.3% from 409 m to 419 m5.8% from 419 m to 433 m4.3% from 433 m to 437 m8.7% from 437 m to 442 m7.1% from 442 m to 456 m5.5% from 456 m to 474 m4.4% from 474 m to 478 m5.7% from 478 m to 492 m8.6% from 492 m to 502 m4.4% from 502 m to 506 m6.7% from 506 m to 524 m4.7% from 524 m to 529 m6.3% from 529 m to 541 m8.2% from 541 m to 558 m7.9% from 558 m to 576 m9.6% from 576 m to 589 m6.1% from 589 m to 608 m8.2% from 608 m to 620 m7.6% from 620 m to 633 m8.9% from 633 m to 649 m5.9% from 649 m to 663 m4.3% from 663 m to 668 m4.3% from 668 m to 672 m5.4% from 672 m to 691 m7.4% from 691 m to 710 m8.5% from 710 m to 714 m5.7% from 714 m to 728 m7.0% from 728 m to 746 m8.1% from 746 m to 761 m10.0% from 761 m to 765 m10.5% from 765 m to 772 m8.8% from 772 m to 786 m10.8% from 786 m to 797 m20.8% from 797 m to 802 m14.3% from 802 m to 805 m6.3% from 805 m to 820 m10.5% from 820 m to 824 m7.5% from 824 m to 843 m4.2% from 843 m to 848 m8.2% from 848 m to 862 m4.2% from 862 m to 876 m9.3% from 876 m to 881 m5.7% from 881 m to 898 m8.5% from 898 m to 903 m6.4% from 903 m to 915 m8.5% from 915 m to 927 m10.5% from 927 m to 931 m7.6% from 931 m to 944 m7.4% from 944 m to 952 m6.7% from 952 m to 961 m6.1% from 961 m to 975 m15.0% from 975 m to 979 m7.5% from 979 m to 989 m11.1% from 989 m to 993 m10.2% from 993 m to 1.0 km9.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km9.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km10.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km4.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.1% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km8.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km6.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km16.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.9% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.6% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km7.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-1.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-5.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-6.6% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-10.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.43 km / 1.51 miles
Elevation gain146.2 m / 480 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient13.1%
Elevation high349.8 m / 1,148 ft
Elevation low193.6 m / 635 ft
Climb difficulty score14,628.94

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 350,719th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 20,280th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 13,446th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 392nd out of 5,065 cycling climbs in Greater Manchester.

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Ranking 48th out of 348 cycling climbs in Rochdale.

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