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The Crux of the Problem

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B6310, Lintz Hall Farm, Hobson, County Durham, North East, England, NE16 6AS, United Kingdom
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809 m11.8% from 809 m to 812 m13.8% from 812 m to 815 m3.7% from 815 m to 831 m13.8% from 831 m to 834 m12.9% from 834 m to 837 m21.4% from 837 m to 840 m14.8% from 840 m to 843 m4.8% from 843 m to 851 m13.8% from 851 m to 854 m12.5% from 854 m to 857 m19.4% from 857 m to 860 m12.5% from 860 m to 864 m11.8% from 864 m to 867 m11.4% from 867 m to 871 m18.8% from 871 m to 874 m14.3% from 874 m to 877 m13.3% from 877 m to 880 m0.0% from 880 m to 892 m23.1% from 892 m to 894 m16.7% from 894 m to 897 m9.5% from 897 m to 901 m10.5% from 901 m to 905 m11.1% from 905 m to 908 m0.0% from 908 m to 914 m11.8% from 914 m to 918 m12.9% from 918 m to 921 m12.5% from 921 m to 924 m16.2% from 924 m to 928 m11.8% from 928 m to 931 m4.0% from 931 m to 941 m12.9% from 941 m to 944 m17.6% from 944 m to 948 m11.8% from 948 m to 951 m18.7% from 951 m to 954 m3.2% from 954 m to 967 m13.3% from 967 m to 970 m12.5% from 970 m to 973 m20.7% from 973 m to 976 m12.9% from 976 m to 979 m7.4% from 979 m to 984 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.26 km / 1.40 miles
Elevation gain116.8 m / 383 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient11.2%
Elevation high94.4 m / 310 ft
Elevation low-24 m / -79 ft
Climb difficulty score11,681.94

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 469,753rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 32,320th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 22,340th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 523rd out of 3,556 cycling climbs in County Durham.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Hobson.

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