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The Chris Quelch Climb

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John Street, Edgeside, Waterfoot, Borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England, BB4 9BE, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance6.91 km / 4.29 miles
Elevation gain131.1 m / 430 ft
Average gradient1.9%
Maximum gradient13.1%
Elevation high359.1 m / 1,178 ft
Elevation low208.6 m / 684 ft
Climb difficulty score13,126.91

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 404,194th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 25,622nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 17,348th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 631st out of 6,215 cycling climbs in Lancashire.

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Ranking 62nd out of 528 cycling climbs in Borough of Rossendale.

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