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Slieve Gullion Forest Drive, Meigh, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Northern Ireland, BT35 8LQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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140 m175 m215 m250 m-1.6% from 0 m to 19 m9.0% from 19 m to 43 m8.9% from 43 m to 59 m-2.3% from 59 m to 68 m-3.3% from 68 m to 92 m2.7% from 92 m to 122 m8.3% from 122 m to 143 m21.7% from 143 m to 154 m22.6% from 154 m to 173 m22.2% from 173 m to 187 m22.3% from 187 m to 201 m22.4% from 201 m to 216 m23.2% from 216 m to 226 m27.7% from 226 m to 241 m27.6% from 241 m to 252 m28.1% from 252 m to 265 m29.0% from 265 m to 279 m27.5% from 279 m to 293 m23.0% from 293 m to 307 m19.0% from 307 m to 317 m14.4% from 317 m to 330 m7.2% from 330 m to 341 m5.5% from 341 m to 361 m9.7% from 361 m to 375 m5.0% from 375 m to 377 m24.0% from 377 m to 386 m20.1% from 386 m to 400 m10.7% from 400 m to 415 m8.3% from 415 m to 427 m7.4% from 427 m to 442 m-2.2% from 442 m to 465 m-1.3% from 465 m to 489 m14.1% from 489 m to 503 m19.8% from 503 m to 522 m17.6% from 522 m to 539 m13.8% from 539 m to 553 m14.1% from 553 m to 571 m15.6% from 571 m to 575 m8.5% from 575 m to 585 m12.8% from 585 m to 604 m22.7% from 604 m to 619 m23.4% from 619 m to 634 m14.2% from 634 m to 646 m13.7% from 646 m to 663 m12.5% from 663 m to 669 m10.2% from 669 m to 683 m8.2% from 683 m to 690 m10.5% from 690 m to 701 m9.1% from 701 m to 710 m3.8% from 710 m to 713 m8.1% from 713 m to 732 m5.9% from 732 m to 738 m2.3% from 738 m to 760 m3.2% from 760 m to 769 m3.1% from 769 m to 795 m6.8% from 795 m to 816 m6.1% from 816 m to 838 m2.7% from 838 m to 856 m2.8% from 856 m to 884 m1.0% from 884 m to 905 m-0.6% from 905 m to 940 m-1.0% from 940 m to 960 m-5.4% from 960 m to 1.0 km-7.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km12%13%13%1%-7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.26 km / 0.78 miles
Elevation gain81.7 m / 268 ft
Average gradient6.5%
Maximum gradient25.2%
Elevation high245.96 m / 807 ft
Elevation low144.47 m / 474 ft
Climb difficulty score8,173.75

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Climb Rank

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

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This climb ranks 737,621st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 59,389th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,226th out of 6,346 cycling climbs in Northern Ireland.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Meigh.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 10 climbs) in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

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