Places
- Heartbreak Hill refers to several ascents in footraces perceived as difficult for the runners:
- in the Boston Marathon, Heartbreak Hill is an ascent about 20 miles from the start
- in the City2Surf (Sydney) Heartbreak Hill is a 2km long winding ascent starting about 6km into the race
- a steep sand dune located at Cable Beach in Broome, Western Australia, popular with tourists and locals for walking.
- Heartbreak Hill –a set of locks more formally known as the Cheshire Locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal
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