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It was my idea

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Grove Road, South Bedburn, County Durham, North East, England, DL13 3NL, United Kingdom
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210 m285 m355 m430 m4.5% from 0 m to 25 m-0.6% from 25 m to 41 m2.3% from 41 m to 46 m0.7% from 46 m to 61 m-2.6% from 61 m to 76 m-2.6% from 76 m to 80 m4.3% from 80 m to 98 m9.4% from 98 m to 115 m7.7% from 115 m to 129 m3.3% from 129 m to 135 m-5.9% from 135 m to 139 m0.7% from 139 m to 153 m6.1% from 153 m to 178 m7.6% from 178 m to 196 m11.3% from 196 m to 220 m11.8% from 220 m to 238 m10.1% from 238 m to 256 m8.8% from 256 m to 274 m2.2% from 274 m to 301 m2.2% from 301 m to 324 m0.9% from 324 m to 346 m5.1% from 346 m to 370 m8.9% from 370 m to 383 m12.8% from 383 m to 399 m12.8% from 399 m to 417 m12.3% from 417 m to 437 m15.4% from 437 m to 451 m14.2% from 451 m to 471 m9.9% from 471 m to 488 m9.0% from 488 m to 504 m2.8% from 504 m to 522 m0.7% from 522 m to 536 m-7.9% from 536 m to 558 m-9.0% from 558 m to 581 m-8.5% from 581 m to 602 m1.8% from 602 m to 619 m-0.5% from 619 m to 639 m-4.6% from 639 m to 660 m-3.0% from 660 m to 677 m7.4% from 677 m to 693 m12.4% from 693 m 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Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance7.48 km / 4.65 miles
Elevation gain324.2 m / 1,064 ft
Average gradient2.9%
Maximum gradient21.3%
Elevation high429 m / 1,407 ft
Elevation low211.6 m / 694 ft
Climb difficulty score21,705.92

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 200,121st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 6,803rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,942nd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 121st out of 3,556 cycling climbs in County Durham.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 195 climbs) in South Bedburn.

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