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The ball ache

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Roanlands Brow, Lady Hall, Millom Without, Hallthwaites, Cumberland, England, LA18 5HP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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5 m15 m30 m40 m10.8% from 0 m to 4 m0.0% from 4 m to 7 m0.0% from 7 m to 24 m0.0% from 24 m to 28 m0.0% from 28 m to 43 m10.5% from 43 m to 47 m12.9% from 47 m to 50 m14.8% from 50 m to 53 m22.2% from 53 m to 55 m13.3% from 55 m to 58 m3.0% from 58 m to 72 m12.1% from 72 m to 75 m12.1% from 75 m to 78 m12.5% from 78 m to 81 m10.8% from 81 m to 85 m1.9% from 85 m to 106 m9.1% from 106 m to 113 m11.1% from 113 m to 117 m15.0% from 117 m to 121 m9.5% from 121 m to 125 m0.0% from 125 m to 141 m2.4% from 141 m to 158 m19.4% from 158 m to 161 m13.8% from 161 m to 164 m14.3% from 164 m to 167 m16.0% from 167 m to 169 m0.0% from 169 m to 182 m15.4% from 182 m to 185 m23.1% from 185 m to 187 m16.0% from 187 m to 190 m17.4% from 190 m to 192 m16.0% from 192 m to 195 m16.7% from 195 m to 197 m19.0% from 197 m to 199 m16.7% from 199 m to 201 m16.7% from 201 m to 204 m21.1% from 204 m to 206 m14.0% from 206 m to 210 m17.4% from 210 m to 212 m17.4% from 212 m to 215 m17.4% from 215 m to 217 m26.1% from 217 m to 219 m0.0% from 219 m to 224 m9.3% from 224 m to 228 m19.0% from 228 m to 230 m28.6% from 230 m to 232 m18.2% from 232 m to 234 m21.1% from 234 m to 236 m5.6% from 236 m to 243 m30.0% from 243 m to 245 m22.2% from 245 m to 247 m22.2% from 247 m to 249 m31.6% from 249 m to 251 m6.8% from 251 m to 257 m18.2% from 257 m to 259 m19.0% from 259 m to 261 m19.0% from 261 m to 263 m16.7% from 263 m to 266 m0.0% from 266 m to 277 m16.7% from 277 m to 280 m16.7% from 280 m to 282 m14.3% from 282 m to 285 m18.2% from 285 m to 287 m16.7% from 287 m to 290 m0.0% from 290 m to 292 m9.3% from 292 m to 296 m17.4% from 296 m to 298 m19.0% from 298 m to 301 m26.1% from 301 m to 303 m15.4% from 303 m to 305 m0.0% from 305 m to 310 m5.6% from 310 m to 317 m7.7% from 317 m to 323 m15.4% from 323 m to 325 m14.8% from 325 m to 328 m22.2% from 328 m to 331 m0.0% from 331 m to 338 m5.9% from 338 m to 345 m18.2% from 345 m to 347 m25.0% from 347 m to 349 m25.0% from 349 m to 350 m22.2% from 350 m to 352 m5%7%13%10%0 m100 m200 m300 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.35 km / 0.22 miles
Elevation gain30.8 m / 101 ft
Average gradient8.8%
Maximum gradient16.8%
Elevation high36.4 m / 119 ft
Elevation low5.6 m / 18 ft
Climb difficulty score3,080

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,511,835th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 151,017th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 115,199th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,896th out of 3,310 cycling climbs in Cumberland.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 6 climbs) in Hallthwaites.

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