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Upper Cavehill Road (Gate) to top of Cavehill

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Upper Cavehill Road, Ballysillan, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT15 5EY, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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105 m185 m260 m340 m12.5% from 0 m to 63 m14.7% from 63 m to 124 m15.3% from 124 m to 185 m19.0% from 185 m to 206 m17.8% from 206 m to 216 m9.9% from 216 m to 274 m2.4% from 274 m to 333 m-5.5% from 333 m to 355 m-1.8% from 355 m to 371 m5.3% from 371 m to 394 m0.6% from 394 m to 411 m5.7% from 411 m to 472 m13.3% from 472 m to 511 m0.8% from 511 m to 572 m5.0% from 572 m to 582 m5.6% from 582 m to 643 m3.9% from 643 m to 704 m7.0% from 704 m to 764 m8.8% from 764 m to 824 m11.6% from 824 m to 886 m9.4% from 886 m to 946 m9.8% from 946 m to 1.0 km13.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km13.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km19.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km3.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.2% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km7.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km15.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km19.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km17.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km11.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km6.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km16.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km19.6% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km6.5% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-3.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.9% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km14.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.7% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km7.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km1.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-5.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.6% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km4.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km8.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km9.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km9%7%10%7%9%5%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.85 km / 1.77 miles
Elevation gain231.6 m / 760 ft
Average gradient8.1%
Maximum gradient15.8%
Elevation high336.94 m / 1,105 ft
Elevation low105.32 m / 346 ft
Climb difficulty score23,157.49

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 180,716th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,414th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 149th out of 6,346 cycling climbs in Northern Ireland.

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Ranks 87th out of 2,063 cycling climbs in County Antrim.

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Ranking 38th out of 419 cycling climbs in Belfast.

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