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The Big L

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Quainton, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England, HP22 4AQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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85 m95 m110 m120 m-1.3% from 0 m to 15 m6.8% from 15 m to 30 m-2.8% from 30 m to 37 m0.0% from 37 m to 50 m5.4% from 50 m to 68 m0.6% from 68 m to 100 m3.0% from 100 m to 113 m3.0% from 113 m to 140 m0.0% from 140 m to 160 m0.4% from 160 m to 209 m0.0% from 209 m to 216 m-2.9% from 216 m to 223 m2.1% from 223 m to 252 m-2.1% from 252 m to 280 m4.1% from 280 m to 309 m0.0% from 309 m to 377 m-1.1% from 377 m to 429 m-5.1% from 429 m to 437 m1.6% from 437 m to 498 m-0.9% from 498 m to 564 m13.4% from 564 m to 577 m2.4% from 577 m to 618 m0.4% from 618 m to 666 m-0.4% from 666 m to 711 m-2.4% from 711 m to 752 m-7.4% from 752 m to 760 m-0.8% from 760 m to 786 m-7.0% from 786 m to 806 m-7.5% from 806 m to 827 m-4.7% from 827 m to 849 m-1.9% from 849 m to 870 m-3.2% from 870 m to 901 m-1.4% from 901 m to 929 m-2.1% from 929 m to 958 m2.1% from 958 m to 987 m-5.4% from 987 m to 1.0 km1.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance8.06 km / 5.01 miles
Elevation gain28 m / 92 ft
Average gradient0.4%
Maximum gradient11.6%
Elevation high119.8 m / 393 ft
Elevation low88.4 m / 290 ft
Climb difficulty score2,822.4

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,586,633rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 160,861st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 123,264th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 2,220th out of 4,030 cycling climbs in Buckinghamshire.

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Ranking 31st out of 42 cycling climbs in Waddesdon.

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