a53 roaches climb

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Leek Road, Upper Hulme, Heathylee, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England, ST13 8TU, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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235 m315 m390 m470 m0.2% from 0 m to 42 m2.3% from 42 m to 72 m11.0% from 72 m to 99 m10.6% from 99 m to 133 m10.5% from 133 m to 166 m15.0% from 166 m to 188 m14.1% from 188 m to 215 m12.6% from 215 m to 235 m11.6% from 235 m to 266 m7.2% from 266 m to 287 m7.3% from 287 m to 310 m9.2% from 310 m to 328 m10.3% from 328 m to 347 m12.4% from 347 m to 375 m12.3% from 375 m to 406 m10.8% from 406 m to 433 m11.5% from 433 m to 460 m11.8% from 460 m to 483 m9.5% from 483 m to 518 m11.9% from 518 m to 549 m13.2% from 549 m to 581 m13.7% from 581 m to 616 m10.1% from 616 m to 636 m9.8% from 636 m to 661 m12.1% from 661 m to 692 m14.1% from 692 m to 715 m14.2% from 715 m to 739 m14.0% from 739 m to 759 m12.7% from 759 m to 783 m8.3% from 783 m to 804 m7.7% from 804 m to 833 m4.4% from 833 m to 867 m7.4% from 867 m to 896 m10.2% from 896 m to 930 m6.9% from 930 m to 969 m8.4% from 969 m to 1.0 km9.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km6.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.2% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km12.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km3.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-2.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-3.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.9% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km3.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.7% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km4.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km3.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km0.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.3% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km3.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km6.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km6.3% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km7.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km6.5% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km6.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km3.7% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km0.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km1.0% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km3.3% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km4.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km1.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km2.5% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km4.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km3.8% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km2.5% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km2.7% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km2.4% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km3.3% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km3.8% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km3.6% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km3.9% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km2.8% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.1% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km0.0% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-0.4% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km3.5% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km1.8% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km4.9% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km4.2% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km3.4% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km10%7%3%3%4%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.22 km / 2.62 miles
Elevation gain232.6 m / 763 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient13.1%
Elevation high466 m / 1,529 ft
Elevation low237.4 m / 779 ft
Climb difficulty score22,793.4

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 185,330th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,762nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,273rd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 62nd out of 6,357 cycling climbs in Staffordshire.

Ranking 51st out of 1,295 cycling climbs in Staffordshire Moorlands.

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