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A56 Climb

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Turkey Street, Hillock Vale, Accrington, Hyndburn, Lancashire, England, BB5 6QT, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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165 m195 m230 m260 m7.9% from 0 m to 4 m5.3% from 4 m to 8 m6.8% from 8 m to 12 m7.8% from 12 m to 17 m9.7% from 17 m to 20 m4.7% from 20 m to 27 m6.7% from 27 m to 31 m5.6% from 31 m to 37 m2.7% from 37 m to 40 m5.4% from 40 m to 44 m5.3% from 44 m to 48 m5.1% from 48 m to 52 m5.0% from 52 m to 56 m3.0% from 56 m to 59 m5.6% from 59 m to 63 m5.6% from 63 m to 68 m6.0% from 68 m to 73 m6.7% from 73 m to 79 m6.4% from 79 m to 84 m8.1% from 84 m to 87 m9.5% from 87 m to 92 m9.4% from 92 m to 95 m10.0% from 95 m to 98 m7.1% from 98 m to 102 m9.8% from 102 m to 106 m8.2% from 106 m to 111 m10.0% from 111 m to 116 m7.1% from 116 m to 121 m6.7% from 121 m to 126 m8.2% from 126 m to 131 m7.7% from 131 m to 136 m9.3% from 136 m to 140 m6.8% from 140 m to 145 m8.0% from 145 m to 150 m6.5% from 150 m to 153 m8.2% from 153 m to 159 m12.1% from 159 m to 162 m5.7% from 162 m to 166 m11.4% from 166 m to 169 m9.1% from 169 m to 175 m7.4% from 175 m to 180 m10.0% from 180 m to 183 m7.8% from 183 m to 188 m8.3% from 188 m to 193 m12.8% from 193 m to 197 m10.3% from 197 m to 201 m13.5% from 201 m to 205 m5.4% from 205 m to 208 m2.3% from 208 m to 213 m2.6% from 213 m to 217 m2.1% from 217 m to 221 m-3.1% from 221 m to 225 m-5.9% from 225 m to 228 m0.0% from 228 m to 232 m3.1% from 232 m to 239 m2.6% from 239 m to 243 m2.8% from 243 m to 246 m2.9% from 246 m to 250 m0.0% from 250 m to 253 m3.8% from 253 m to 258 m2.6% from 258 m to 262 m0.0% from 262 m to 265 m13.0% from 265 m to 271 m12.7% from 271 m to 276 m11.8% from 276 m to 281 m14.3% from 281 m to 286 m11.4% from 286 m to 291 m13.3% from 291 m to 295 m11.8% from 295 m to 299 m12.1% from 299 m to 302 m15.2% from 302 m to 305 m11.3% from 305 m to 311 m9.7% from 311 m to 314 m11.3% from 314 m to 319 m11.4% from 319 m to 323 m9.5% from 323 m to 328 m13.6% from 328 m to 333 m15.2% from 333 m to 338 m16.3% from 338 m to 342 m20.0% from 342 m to 346 m18.4% from 346 m to 351 m19.6% from 351 m to 356 m14.7% from 356 m to 359 m15.4% from 359 m to 363 m15.6% from 363 m to 368 m19.5% from 368 m to 372 m20.0% from 372 m to 376 m19.5% from 376 m to 380 m21.6% from 380 m to 384 m17.1% from 384 m to 387 m20.6% from 387 m to 390 m16.7% from 390 m to 393 m16.7% from 393 m to 396 m18.6% from 396 m to 401 m13.5% from 401 m to 404 m5.9% from 404 m to 408 m20.0% from 408 m to 411 m21.3% from 411 m to 417 m19.4% from 417 m to 421 m20.0% from 421 m to 426 m17.1% from 426 m to 430 m21.2% from 430 m to 433 m19.4% from 433 m to 436 m21.9% from 436 m to 439 m20.9% from 439 m to 444 m21.2% from 444 m to 447 m21.2% from 447 m to 450 m22.2% from 450 m to 454 m15.6% from 454 m to 457 m21.6% from 457 m to 461 m18.9% from 461 m to 464 m20.0% from 464 m to 469 m19.5% from 469 m to 473 m20.4% from 473 m to 478 m19.6% from 478 m to 483 m20.6% from 483 m to 490 m22.2% from 490 m to 494 m18.4% from 494 m to 498 m20.0% from 498 m to 503 m18.9% from 503 m to 508 m18.8% from 508 m to 515 m20.0% from 515 m to 518 m20.3% from 518 m to 524 m21.4% from 524 m to 528 m19.6% from 528 m to 532 m18.2% from 532 m to 536 m18.7% from 536 m to 539 m20.5% from 539 m to 543 m20.5% from 543 m to 547 m17.1% from 547 m to 551 m20.9% from 551 m to 555 m20.0% from 555 m to 561 m20.0% from 561 m to 566 m19.1% from 566 m to 571 m9.3% from 571 m to 575 m11.1% from 575 m to 579 m12.2% from 579 m to 583 m9.8% from 583 m to 587 m10.0% from 587 m to 592 m10.3% from 592 m to 598 m8.1% from 598 m to 601 m9.7% from 601 m to 604 m8.2% from 604 m to 609 m10.4% from 609 m to 614 m12.9% from 614 m to 617 m12.9% from 617 m to 620 m12.5% from 620 m to 624 m10.9% from 624 m to 628 m13.3% from 628 m to 634 m14.3% from 634 m to 639 m13.0% from 639 m to 644 m12.5% from 644 m to 647 m11.8% from 647 m to 650 m13.5% from 650 m to 655 m13.5% from 655 m to 659 m11.8% from 659 m to 663 m11.6% from 663 m to 667 m13.6% from 667 m to 673 m11.4% from 673 m to 677 m14.3% from 677 m to 681 m12.5% from 681 m to 687 m2.6% from 687 m to 691 m2.5% from 691 m to 695 m0.0% from 695 m to 699 m2.6% from 699 m to 703 m1.7% from 703 m to 709 m2.0% from 709 m to 714 m2.0% from 714 m to 718 m2.1% from 718 m to 723 m2.9% from 723 m to 730 m1.8% from 730 m to 736 m-2.1% from 736 m to 740 m0.0% from 740 m to 745 m2.3% from 745 m to 749 m0.0% from 749 m to 754 m4.9% from 754 m to 758 m2.0% from 758 m to 763 m0.0% from 763 m to 768 m0.0% from 768 m to 773 m2.4% from 773 m to 777 m6.1% from 777 m to 781 m6.2% from 781 m to 784 m4.7% from 784 m to 788 m4.1% from 788 m to 793 m4.1% from 793 m to 798 m0.0% from 798 m to 802 m2.4% from 802 m to 806 m3.2% from 806 m to 809 m3.1% from 809 m to 812 m2.9% from 812 m to 816 m6.3% from 816 m to 819 m2.6% from 819 m to 823 m2.4% from 823 m to 827 m-2.1% from 827 m to 832 m-1.9% from 832 m to 837 m-1.4% from 837 m to 844 m-1.6% from 844 m to 850 m0.0% from 850 m to 856 m-1.9% from 856 m to 861 m0.0% from 861 m to 867 m0.0% from 867 m to 871 m0.0% from 871 m to 875 m0.0% from 875 m to 878 m-3.2% from 878 m to 881 m0.0% from 881 m to 887 m-2.2% from 887 m to 892 m-2.2% from 892 m to 896 m0.0% from 896 m to 900 m-1.8% from 900 m to 905 m0.0% from 905 m to 908 m0.0% from 908 m to 914 m3.2% from 914 m to 917 m0.0% from 917 m to 921 m0.0% from 921 m to 926 m3.0% from 926 m to 929 m0.0% from 929 m to 932 m0.0% from 932 m to 935 m0.0% from 935 m to 939 m0.0% from 939 m to 944 m2.0% from 944 m to 949 m2.2% from 949 m to 953 m0.0% from 953 m to 959 m2.0% from 959 m to 963 m3.2% from 963 m to 967 m3.5% from 967 m to 972 m6.2% from 972 m to 975 m7.9% from 975 m to 979 m6%16%11%1%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.98 km / 0.61 miles
Elevation gain87.3 m / 286 ft
Average gradient8.9%
Maximum gradient21.4%
Elevation high255.5 m / 838 ft
Elevation low168.2 m / 552 ft
Climb difficulty score8,734.46

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 675,967th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 53,229th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 38,054th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,284th out of 6,215 cycling climbs in Lancashire.

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Ranking 32nd out of 238 cycling climbs in Hyndburn.

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