The Morannon

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Church Road, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT18 9DF, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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20 m70 m125 m175 m12.1% from 0 m to 7 m7.1% from 7 m to 26 m6.1% from 26 m to 30 m7.2% from 30 m to 46 m3.7% from 46 m to 57 m5.6% from 57 m to 60 m6.9% from 60 m to 75 m3.8% from 75 m to 96 m5.7% from 96 m to 120 m2.9% from 120 m to 127 m0.0% from 127 m to 131 m4.1% from 131 m to 155 m9.4% from 155 m to 161 m3.3% from 161 m to 179 m6.5% from 179 m to 182 m2.2% from 182 m to 192 m6.3% from 192 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 207 m13.8% from 207 m to 216 m7.4% from 216 m to 224 m10.5% from 224 m to 230 m12.2% from 230 m to 238 m5.4% from 238 m to 249 m11.4% from 249 m to 260 m11.0% from 260 m to 267 m16.7% from 267 m to 269 m13.2% from 269 m to 283 m8.7% from 283 m to 285 m11.2% from 285 m to 296 m19.0% from 296 m to 300 m10.2% from 300 m to 306 m12.3% from 306 m to 312 m9.1% from 312 m to 315 m11.9% from 315 m to 328 m11.8% from 328 m to 335 m8.3% from 335 m to 337 m11.0% from 337 m to 352 m8.0% from 352 m to 354 m5.8% from 354 m to 368 m14.8% from 368 m to 376 m14.7% from 376 m to 383 m10.5% from 383 m to 387 m10.9% from 387 m to 396 m21.6% from 396 m to 400 m11.5% from 400 m to 409 m8.0% from 409 m to 411 m9.3% from 411 m to 426 m9.2% from 426 m to 446 m6.9% from 446 m to 452 m4.3% from 452 m to 466 m7.4% from 466 m to 468 m7.7% from 468 m to 479 m15.4% from 479 m to 481 m7.1% from 481 m to 495 m0.0% from 495 m to 498 m14.8% from 498 m to 506 m12.1% from 506 m to 509 m12.7% from 509 m to 517 m19.0% from 517 m to 519 m8.5% from 519 m to 526 m8.2% from 526 m to 536 m9.3% from 536 m to 556 m4.3% from 556 m to 560 m7.1% from 560 m to 574 m5.6% from 574 m to 589 m6.6% from 589 m to 607 m4.0% from 607 m to 627 m3.5% from 627 m to 650 m3.5% from 650 m to 661 m4.1% from 661 m to 691 m3.4% from 691 m to 708 m5.6% from 708 m to 730 m3.7% from 730 m to 741 m5.6% from 741 m to 766 m0.0% from 766 m to 769 m5.8% from 769 m to 783 m4.0% from 783 m to 793 m10.2% from 793 m to 803 m3.5% from 803 m to 820 m6.3% from 820 m to 845 m7.3% from 845 m to 856 m2.9% from 856 m to 877 m7.3% from 877 m to 904 m5.0% from 904 m to 908 m1.7% from 908 m to 920 m0.0% from 920 m to 925 m0.0% from 925 m to 927 m0.0% from 927 m to 929 m0.0% from 929 m to 931 m-9.1% from 931 m to 933 m2.0% from 933 m to 943 m0.0% from 943 m to 949 m1.8% from 949 m to 960 m6.9% from 960 m to 966 m13.3% from 966 m to 969 m6.7% from 969 m to 975 m13.8% from 975 m to 978 m10.2% from 978 m to 984 m14.3% from 984 m to 987 m13.8% from 987 m to 993 m14.5% from 993 m to 1.0 km12.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km28.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km18.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km29.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km19.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km35.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km17.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km22.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km21.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km24.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km19.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km28.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km23.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km32.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km17.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km18.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.8% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km11.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km100.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km19.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km1.1% from 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.95 km / 1.21 miles
Elevation gain150.8 m / 495 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient26.1%
Elevation high171 m / 561 ft
Elevation low20.2 m / 66 ft
Climb difficulty score15,087.41

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

🗺

This climb ranks 336,591st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 18,817th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 429th out of 6,346 cycling climbs in Northern Ireland.

Ranks 82nd out of 1,927 cycling climbs in County Down.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 59 climbs) in Holywood.

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