Firemans sheepy

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Sheep House Lane, Rivington, Chorley, Lancashire, England, BL6 7SD, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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120 m180 m245 m305 m8.9% from 0 m to 5 m6.0% from 5 m to 18 m8.8% from 18 m to 27 m4.3% from 27 m to 36 m8.5% from 36 m to 46 m8.7% from 46 m to 50 m4.3% from 50 m to 55 m8.8% from 55 m to 69 m9.3% from 69 m to 82 m9.5% from 82 m to 86 m7.2% from 86 m to 94 m7.4% from 94 m to 110 m2.5% from 110 m to 118 m5.2% from 118 m to 134 m5.4% from 134 m to 145 m5.5% from 145 m to 152 m5.5% from 152 m to 160 m5.5% from 160 m to 174 m11.4% from 174 m to 178 m12.0% from 178 m to 188 m12.5% from 188 m to 197 m12.6% from 197 m to 207 m12.4% from 207 m to 216 m10.6% from 216 m to 226 m9.5% from 226 m to 238 m8.4% from 238 m to 248 m12.5% from 248 m to 251 m6.1% from 251 m to 267 m11.8% from 267 m to 271 m5.8% from 271 m to 281 m10.1% from 281 m to 291 m0.0% from 291 m to 294 m9.4% from 294 m to 307 m9.5% from 307 m to 319 m10.6% from 319 m to 333 m3.8% from 333 m to 343 m5.8% from 343 m to 353 m6.9% from 353 m to 368 m5.4% from 368 m to 371 m6.6% from 371 m to 390 m7.0% from 390 m to 404 m10.9% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.55 km / 2.20 miles
Elevation gain182.4 m / 598 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient12.8%
Elevation high304 m / 997 ft
Elevation low121.4 m / 398 ft
Climb difficulty score18,256.75

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 258,479th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 11,552nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,201st out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 281st out of 6,215 cycling climbs in Lancashire.

Ranking 29th out of 802 cycling climbs in Chorley.

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