Stairway to Cragg heaven

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Rooley Moor Road, Rake Head, Stacksteads, Borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England, OL13 0PR, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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255 m320 m385 m450 m7.8% from 0 m to 32 m10.6% from 32 m to 68 m15.3% from 68 m to 87 m14.3% from 87 m to 108 m14.0% from 108 m to 133 m13.3% from 133 m to 160 m17.1% from 160 m to 174 m17.4% from 174 m to 193 m14.4% from 193 m to 211 m15.0% from 211 m to 225 m21.6% from 225 m to 244 m22.5% from 244 m to 252 m20.8% from 252 m to 264 m20.0% from 264 m to 273 m20.8% from 273 m to 285 m22.2% from 285 m to 294 m15.0% from 294 m to 304 m14.5% from 304 m to 315 m14.6% from 315 m to 328 m12.9% from 328 m to 342 m14.5% from 342 m to 353 m12.5% from 353 m to 361 m13.8% from 361 m to 374 m11.2% from 374 m to 391 m5.0% from 391 m to 399 m9.0% from 399 m to 409 m6.3% from 409 m to 417 m6.7% from 417 m to 426 m7.3% from 426 m to 437 m6.1% from 437 m to 455 m6.3% from 455 m to 463 m6.2% from 463 m to 476 m3.9% from 476 m to 494 m6.0% from 494 m to 504 m5.3% from 504 m to 519 m5.3% from 519 m to 536 m5.6% from 536 m to 561 m6.3% from 561 m to 577 m6.0% from 577 m to 592 m4.4% from 592 m to 617 m3.7% from 617 m to 647 m3.1% from 647 m to 660 m4.2% from 660 m to 679 m3.1% from 679 m to 695 m4.2% from 695 m to 707 m4.0% from 707 m to 722 m5.0% from 722 m to 736 m6.1% from 736 m to 759 m6.4% from 759 m to 781 m7.1% from 781 m to 795 m5.3% from 795 m to 810 m6.7% from 810 m to 831 m5.4% from 831 m to 855 m5.4% from 855 m to 879 m6.0% from 879 m to 894 m6.1% from 894 m to 917 m6.3% from 917 m to 936 m7.6% from 936 m to 957 m7.7% from 957 m to 979 m9.2% from 979 m to 992 m9.0% from 992 m to 1.0 km10.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km5.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-0.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km10.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km11.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km19.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km20.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km17.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km16.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km16.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km15.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km8.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km16.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km15.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km13%6%7%10%8%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.16 km / 1.34 miles
Elevation gain192 m / 630 ft
Average gradient8.9%
Maximum gradient21.2%
Elevation high447.6 m / 1,469 ft
Elevation low256.6 m / 842 ft
Climb difficulty score19,179.5

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 240,552nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 9,944th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,053rd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 231st out of 6,215 cycling climbs in Lancashire.

Ranking 23rd out of 528 cycling climbs in Borough of Rossendale.

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