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The beast

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Wells Road, Grove Road, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, LS29 9JS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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160 m235 m310 m385 m6.7% from 0 m to 15 m13.3% from 15 m to 21 m15.4% from 21 m to 24 m16.7% from 24 m to 31 m15.1% from 31 m to 36 m13.3% from 36 m to 39 m11.1% from 39 m to 48 m10.0% from 48 m to 56 m14.3% from 56 m to 59 m5.3% from 59 m to 78 m5.6% from 78 m to 88 m5.6% from 88 m to 92 m11.4% from 92 m to 95 m5.8% from 95 m to 102 m8.2% from 102 m to 110 m9.8% from 110 m to 122 m1.1% from 122 m to 140 m1.0% from 140 m to 159 m2.0% from 159 m to 179 m-0.6% from 179 m to 214 m0.0% from 214 m to 223 m8.9% from 223 m to 228 m16.5% from 228 m to 236 m22.9% from 236 m to 243 m17.5% from 243 m to 251 m10.0% from 251 m to 261 m0.0% from 261 m to 264 m5.9% from 264 m to 268 m8.8% from 268 m to 275 m10.5% from 275 m to 278 m18.7% from 278 m to 285 m11.4% from 285 m to 294 m12.1% from 294 m to 297 m9.5% from 297 m to 303 m5.4% from 303 m to 307 m12.1% from 307 m to 314 m9.3% from 314 m to 318 m22.2% from 318 m to 324 m14.1% from 324 m to 331 m20.0% from 331 m to 333 m25.6% from 333 m to 337 m22.7% from 337 m to 342 m19.7% from 342 m to 348 m16.7% from 348 m to 355 m18.2% from 355 m to 363 m16.7% from 363 m to 369 m15.4% from 369 m to 376 m11.1% from 376 m to 378 m12.0% from 378 m to 383 m42.1% from 383 m to 385 m21.8% from 385 m to 391 m17.5% from 391 m to 396 m12.5% from 396 m to 398 m15.4% from 398 m to 403 m11.1% from 403 m to 405 m18.2% from 405 m to 408 m31.6% from 408 m to 410 m14.3% from 410 m to 416 m19.0% from 416 m to 418 m12.5% from 418 m to 419 m14.3% from 419 m to 421 m12.5% from 421 m to 422 m21.1% from 422 m to 424 m14.8% from 424 m to 430 m22.2% from 430 m to 431 m7.1% from 431 m to 443 m3.1% from 443 m to 449 m13.8% from 449 m to 458 m16.7% from 458 m to 463 m8.7% from 463 m to 465 m10.5% from 465 m to 474 m3.6% from 474 m to 480 m4.9% from 480 m to 488 m7.3% from 488 m to 494 m6.8% from 494 m to 505 m20.7% from 505 m to 508 m8.4% from 508 m to 523 m0.0% from 523 m to 528 m7.9% from 528 m to 536 m3.2% from 536 m to 542 m0.0% from 542 m to 545 m2.2% from 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m19.0% from 758 m to 764 m12.3% from 764 m to 773 m0.0% from 773 m to 775 m14.1% from 775 m to 783 m9.5% from 783 m to 790 m8.2% from 790 m to 797 m13.3% from 797 m to 800 m18.7% from 800 m to 803 m15.2% from 803 m to 811 m18.2% from 811 m to 819 m16.7% from 819 m to 822 m10.3% from 822 m to 826 m11.4% from 826 m to 835 m11.8% from 835 m to 837 m11.1% from 837 m to 838 m22.9% from 838 m to 842 m10.8% from 842 m to 846 m8.2% from 846 m to 853 m15.1% from 853 m to 858 m25.0% from 858 m to 860 m20.0% from 860 m to 867 m10.5% from 867 m to 869 m9.5% from 869 m to 873 m10.0% from 873 m to 875 m9.5% from 875 m to 877 m31.6% from 877 m to 879 m10.5% from 879 m to 881 m13.6% from 881 m to 885 m19.0% from 885 m to 889 m11.1% from 889 m to 891 m14.8% from 891 m to 899 m11.6% from 899 m to 908 m11.8% from 908 m to 910 m32.6% from 910 m to 914 m25.6% from 914 m to 918 m18.2% from 918 m to 919 m20.0% from 919 m to 922 m10.0% from 922 m to 924 m0.0% from 924 m to 933 m10.5% from 933 m to 935 m22.2% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.2 km / 1.37 miles
Elevation gain220.2 m / 722 ft
Average gradient10%
Maximum gradient34.8%
Elevation high380.4 m / 1,248 ft
Elevation low160.2 m / 526 ft
Climb difficulty score22,010.97

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 195,749th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,495th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,751st out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 43rd out of 2,231 cycling climbs in Bradford.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 257 climbs) in Ilkley.

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