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fountain head climb

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Hops Lane, Wheatley, Fountainhead, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, HX3 5FB, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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155 m200 m240 m285 m-13.0% from 0 m to 5 m-19.0% from 5 m to 9 m-19.0% from 9 m to 17 m-4.5% from 17 m to 22 m-4.8% from 22 m to 26 m-5.0% from 26 m to 30 m0.0% from 30 m to 37 m0.0% from 37 m to 41 m0.0% from 41 m to 45 m0.0% from 45 m to 48 m6.1% from 48 m to 51 m9.0% from 51 m to 58 m12.1% from 58 m to 61 m10.2% from 61 m to 67 m9.5% from 67 m to 74 m12.9% from 74 m to 77 m14.9% from 77 m to 83 m18.2% from 83 m to 90 m11.6% from 90 m to 97 m18.2% from 97 m to 100 m10.0% from 100 m to 110 m6.1% from 110 m to 114 m9.7% from 114 m to 120 m12.5% from 120 m to 123 m6.3% from 123 m to 126 m8.8% from 126 m to 135 m13.8% from 135 m to 141 m12.9% from 141 m to 144 m10.2% from 144 m to 154 m8.7% from 154 m to 161 m11.0% from 161 m to 168 m7.0% from 168 m to 182 m5.3% from 182 m to 186 m7.0% from 186 m to 198 m8.6% from 198 m to 205 m8.2% from 205 m to 219 m2.7% from 219 m to 227 m7.5% from 227 m to 237 m9.7% from 237 m to 252 m11.1% from 252 m to 255 m5.7% from 255 m to 259 m5.8% from 259 m to 266 m8.2% from 266 m to 280 m4.9% from 280 m to 285 m6.6% from 285 m to 297 m2.6% from 297 m to 312 m3.1% from 312 m to 331 m6.4% from 331 m to 347 m0.0% from 347 m to 351 m5.1% from 351 m to 370 m5.1% from 370 m to 382 m3.5% from 382 m to 393 m6.2% from 393 m to 413 m5.1% from 413 m to 417 m10.5% from 417 m to 420 m5.6% from 420 m to 428 m5.8% from 428 m to 445 m6.1% from 445 m to 448 m8.1% from 448 m to 460 m12.5% from 460 m to 470 m9.4% from 470 m to 483 m9.8% from 483 m to 489 m6.1% from 489 m to 495 m7.9% from 495 m to 508 m7.1% from 508 m to 522 m14.8% from 522 m to 525 m15.4% from 525 m to 530 m11.6% from 530 m to 539 m17.6% from 539 m to 542 m6.1% from 542 m to 552 m0.0% from 552 m to 558 m0.0% from 558 m to 561 m3.8% from 561 m to 577 m3.0% from 577 m to 590 m9.1% from 590 m to 592 m6.3% from 592 m to 602 m17.4% from 602 m to 609 m13.0% from 609 m to 618 m14.9% from 618 m to 625 m8.7% from 625 m to 627 m14.5% from 627 m to 634 m12.5% from 634 m to 644 m8.3% from 644 m to 646 m13.3% from 646 m to 650 m9.1% from 650 m to 653 m12.0% from 653 m to 664 m14.6% from 664 m to 673 m7.1% from 673 m to 675 m11.4% from 675 m to 684 m20.7% from 684 m to 687 m7.1% from 687 m to 690 m7.1% from 690 m to 693 m5.8% from 693 m to 703 m4.0% from 703 m to 708 m8.3% from 708 m to 713 m11.4% from 713 m to 720 m13.2% from 720 m to 729 m18.2% from 729 m to 731 m18.2% from 731 m to 736 m13.9% from 736 m to 743 m16.7% from 743 m to 745 m16.7% from 745 m to 750 m10.2% from 750 m to 760 m14.2% from 760 m to 771 m7.1% from 771 m to 777 m7.4% from 777 m to 779 m7.4% from 779 m to 782 m9.0% from 782 m to 795 m11.5% from 795 m to 801 m11.1% from 801 m to 806 m10.9% from 806 m to 819 m9.6% from 819 m to 829 m17.0% from 829 m to 834 m8.7% from 834 m to 836 m12.9% from 836 m to 846 m14.5% from 846 m to 852 m16.7% from 852 m to 855 m17.4% from 855 m to 862 m8.6% from 862 m to 869 m16.0% from 869 m to 871 m12.7% from 871 m to 879 m10.3% from 879 m to 885 m13.6% from 885 m to 891 m7.1% from 891 m to 902 m7.1% from 902 m to 905 m8.5% from 905 m to 919 m14.8% from 919 m to 922 m7.4% from 922 m to 932 m7.1% from 932 m to 935 m10.3% from 935 m to 943 m17.4% from 943 m to 945 m8.3% from 945 m to 948 m8.6% from 948 m to 955 m8.7% from 955 m to 959 m9.5% from 959 m to 966 m11.8% from 966 m to 976 m15.4% from 976 m to 978 m8.0% from 978 m to 986 m7.1% from 986 m to 997 m6.7% from 997 m to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km11.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km7.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6%6%10%10%11%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.39 km / 0.86 miles
Elevation gain123.2 m / 404 ft
Average gradient8.9%
Maximum gradient17.4%
Elevation high283.4 m / 930 ft
Elevation low156.6 m / 514 ft
Climb difficulty score12,320.65

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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 438,739th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 29,145th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 19,956th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 503rd out of 2,248 cycling climbs in Calderdale.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 42 climbs) in Fountainhead.

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