Back from the dam

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Cauldron Snout (Waterfall), Old Mine Tramway, Forest and Frith, County Durham, North East, England, DL12 0HX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.12 km / 1.32 miles
Elevation gain39.9 m / 131 ft
Average gradient1.9%
Maximum gradient14.3%
Elevation high513 m / 1,683 ft
Elevation low464.9 m / 1,525 ft
Climb difficulty score3,985.22

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,288,227th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 123,128th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 92,624th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 1,691st out of 3,556 cycling climbs in County Durham.

Ranking 13th out of 17 cycling climbs in Forest and Frith.

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