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The Climb Starts Here!

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Burnley Road, Irwell Springs, Weir, Borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England, OL13 8PQ, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.66 km / 1.65 miles
Elevation gain123.7 m / 406 ft
Average gradient4.7%
Maximum gradient7.8%
Elevation high404.3 m / 1,326 ft
Elevation low280.6 m / 921 ft
Climb difficulty score12,482.26

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 431,485th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 28,411th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 19,414th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 707th out of 6,215 cycling climbs in Lancashire.

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Ranking 71st out of 528 cycling climbs in Borough of Rossendale.

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