Birches valley road climb

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Birches Valley, Brindley Heath, Slitting Mill, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England, WS12 4PP, United Kingdom
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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0 m25 m45 m70 m-1.0% from 0 m to 19 m-1.7% from 19 m to 43 m0.0% from 43 m to 48 m0.0% from 48 m to 54 m-0.7% from 54 m to 83 m0.0% from 83 m to 95 m0.0% from 95 m to 106 m0.0% from 106 m to 111 m0.0% from 111 m to 120 m0.0% from 120 m to 128 m0.0% from 128 m to 145 m-1.0% from 145 m to 166 m0.0% from 166 m to 170 m0.0% from 170 m to 174 m8.2% from 174 m to 179 m3.8% from 179 m to 184 m3.9% from 184 m to 190 m1.5% from 190 m to 203 m3.0% from 203 m to 209 m0.0% from 209 m to 215 m1.7% from 215 m to 227 m7.4% from 227 m to 232 m3.5% from 232 m to 244 m2.8% from 244 m to 251 m2.8% from 251 m to 258 m2.6% from 258 m to 266 m2.7% from 266 m to 273 m2.7% from 273 m to 288 m5.9% from 288 m to 294 m3.3% from 294 m to 301 m5.8% from 301 m to 307 m3.3% from 307 m to 313 m3.6% from 313 m to 325 m1.7% from 325 m to 336 m2.4% from 336 m to 353 m2.9% from 353 m to 360 m1.1% from 360 m to 379 m1.2% from 379 m to 396 m3.0% from 396 m to 402 m3.4% from 402 m to 414 m3.3% from 414 m to 420 m3.3% from 420 m to 426 m2.0% from 426 m to 437 m1.9% from 437 m to 447 m2.3% from 447 m to 465 m3.3% from 465 m to 471 m3.7% from 471 m to 482 m5.7% from 482 m to 485 m3.8% from 485 m to 490 m4.1% from 490 m to 500 m3.6% from 500 m to 506 m0.0% from 506 m to 511 m3.0% from 511 m to 517 m1.4% from 517 m to 545 m1.4% from 545 m to 559 m3.9% from 559 m to 575 m1.4% from 575 m to 588 m3.0% from 588 m to 602 m1.6% from 602 m to 614 m2.2% from 614 m to 632 m0.6% from 632 m to 669 m0.0% from 669 m to 674 m4.0% from 674 m to 684 m3.9% from 684 m to 695 m3.4% from 695 m to 700 m3.5% from 700 m to 706 m0.0% from 706 m to 712 m3.1% from 712 m to 719 m1.7% from 719 m to 731 m3.9% from 731 m to 736 m1.0% from 736 m to 757 m3.5% from 757 m to 763 m0.0% from 763 m to 768 m2.0% from 768 m to 778 m4.2% from 778 m to 788 m5.2% from 788 m to 795 m4.8% from 795 m to 804 m0.0% from 804 m to 806 m5.0% from 806 m to 810 m0.0% from 810 m to 814 m4.7% from 814 m to 823 m8.2% from 823 m to 830 m4.8% from 830 m to 839 m3.6% from 839 m to 850 m1.8% from 850 m to 860 m7.5% from 860 m to 866 m6.1% from 866 m to 876 m3.8% from 876 m to 886 m3.3% from 886 m to 892 m3.7% from 892 m to 898 m3.7% from 898 m to 908 m3.1% from 908 m to 928 m8.6% from 928 m to 935 m4.7% from 935 m to 943 m4.2% from 943 m to 953 m2.8% from 953 m to 960 m4.8% from 960 m to 973 m5.8% from 973 m to 979 m3.4% from 979 m to 985 m3.8% from 985 m to 996 m2.3% from 996 m to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km9.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km4.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1%3%2%4%6%7%5%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.62 km / 1.01 miles
Elevation gain62.6 m / 205 ft
Average gradient3.9%
Maximum gradient9.9%
Elevation high68.2 m / 224 ft
Elevation low4.6 m / 15 ft
Climb difficulty score6,267.87

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 924,924th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 80,395th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 58,852nd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 1,305th out of 6,357 cycling climbs in Staffordshire.

Ranking 93rd out of 727 cycling climbs in Cannock Chase.

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