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The Upward Spiral

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Birch Mountain Road, Manchester, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, 06043, United States
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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155 m170 m185 m200 m14.0% from 0 m to 4 m14.0% from 4 m to 9 m10.5% from 9 m to 13 m12.5% from 13 m to 16 m16.1% from 16 m to 19 m12.9% from 19 m to 23 m11.8% from 23 m to 28 m13.3% from 28 m to 32 m11.4% from 32 m to 37 m6.5% from 37 m to 40 m9.1% from 40 m to 43 m4.7% from 43 m to 47 m10.3% from 47 m to 51 m9.3% from 51 m to 55 m7.1% from 55 m to 60 m4.9% from 60 m to 64 m6.5% from 64 m to 67 m3.0% from 67 m to 70 m2.3% from 70 m to 74 m4.4% from 74 m to 79 m4.2% from 79 m to 84 m4.3% from 84 m to 88 m0.0% from 88 m to 92 m5.1% from 92 m to 96 m2.9% from 96 m to 99 m4.3% from 99 m to 104 m3.0% from 104 m to 107 m2.6% from 107 m to 111 m3.0% from 111 m to 115 m6.4% from 115 m to 124 m6.5% from 124 m to 127 m7.7% from 127 m to 131 m8.1% from 131 m to 135 m8.6% from 135 m to 140 m9.1% from 140 m to 145 m8.1% from 145 m to 149 m4.3% from 149 m to 153 m7.2% from 153 m to 160 m5.6% from 160 m to 165 m5.3% from 165 m to 171 m5.3% from 171 m to 177 m5.3% from 177 m to 183 m7.7% from 183 m to 188 m4.9% from 188 m to 192 m6.1% from 192 m to 197 m10.5% from 197 m to 201 m5.7% from 201 m to 204 m7.9% from 204 m to 208 m9.7% from 208 m to 211 m6.1% from 211 m to 214 m8.3% from 214 m to 218 m6.7% from 218 m to 221 m5.7% from 221 m to 224 m9.1% from 224 m to 228 m11.4% from 228 m to 231 m2.6% from 231 m to 235 m11.8% from 235 m to 238 m5.6% from 238 m to 242 m7.9% from 242 m to 246 m5.0% from 246 m to 250 m4.7% from 250 m to 254 m6.5% from 254 m to 257 m5.1% from 257 m to 261 m5.6% from 261 m to 265 m6.3% from 265 m to 268 m5.9% from 268 m to 271 m0.0% from 271 m to 274 m4.2% from 274 m to 282 m2.5% from 282 m to 286 m3.0% from 286 m to 289 m2.1% from 289 m to 294 m3.8% from 294 m to 299 m3.6% from 299 m to 304 m2.1% from 304 m to 309 m2.9% from 309 m to 313 m1.7% from 313 m to 319 m3.0% from 319 m to 322 m3.0% from 322 m to 325 m2.4% from 325 m to 329 m7.3% from 329 m to 333 m7.1% from 333 m to 338 m5.3% from 338 m to 341 m5.9% from 341 m to 345 m6.3% from 345 m to 351 m10.7% from 351 m to 357 m9.6% from 357 m to 362 m11.5% from 362 m to 367 m11.1% from 367 m to 372 m10.3% from 372 m to 376 m4.8% from 376 m to 380 m8.5% from 380 m to 384 m8.1% from 384 m to 388 m0.0% from 388 m to 391 m6.7% from 391 m to 394 m2.7% from 394 m to 398 m5.4% from 398 m to 402 m2.5% from 402 m to 409 m-2.3% from 409 m to 414 m2.3% from 414 m to 418 m0.0% from 418 m to 421 m14.0% from 421 m to 426 m-3.8% from 426 m to 434 m-3.0% from 434 m to 437 m0.0% from 437 m to 441 m4.3% from 441 m to 445 m8.8% from 445 m to 449 m11.4% from 449 m to 452 m10.0% from 452 m to 455 m11.1% from 455 m to 461 m11.4% from 461 m to 465 m6.3% from 465 m to 468 m11.8% from 468 m to 476 m15.2% from 476 m to 479 m15.6% from 479 m to 482 m16.7% from 482 m to 487 m14.7% from 487 m to 490 m13.6% from 490 m to 494 m13.5% from 494 m to 498 m11.1% from 498 m to 502 m13.6% from 502 m to 506 m10.0% from 506 m to 510 m16.7% from 510 m to 513 m15.6% from 513 m to 518 m10.6% from 518 m to 522 m11.8% from 522 m to 526 m10.4% from 526 m to 531 m11.4% from 531 m to 534 m10.3% from 534 m to 538 m11.4% from 538 m to 541 m11.3% from 541 m to 547 m10.0% from 547 m to 552 m8.6% from 552 m to 555 m8.8% from 555 m to 559 m5.6% from 559 m to 566 m-10.8% from 566 m to 569 m-12.9% from 569 m to 573 m-15.2% from 573 m to 576 m-10.0% from 576 m to 580 m-8.6% from 580 m to 583 m-9.8% from 583 m to 588 m-13.9% from 588 m to 592 m-11.8% from 592 m to 595 m-12.2% from 595 m to 600 m-11.1% from 600 m to 603 m-9.3% from 603 m to 607 m-9.1% from 607 m to 613 m-7.5% from 613 m to 617 m-7.9% from 617 m to 621 m-8.7% from 621 m to 625 m-12.2% from 625 m to 633 m-11.9% from 633 m to 637 m8%6%6%6%7%3%-10%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.64 km / 0.40 miles
Elevation gain40.2 m / 132 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient15.6%
Elevation high197.1 m / 647 ft
Elevation low156.5 m / 513 ft
Climb difficulty score3,311.88

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,448,017th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 148,061st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 4,304th out of 8,536 cycling climbs in Connecticut.

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Ranks 925th out of 1,963 cycling climbs in Capitol Planning Region.

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Ranking 51st out of 80 cycling climbs in Manchester.

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