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Back o' Thirlmere

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St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Legburthwaite, Cumberland, England, CA12 4TG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance8.82 km / 5.48 miles
Elevation gain17.2 m / 56 ft
Average gradient0.2%
Maximum gradient9%
Elevation high198 m / 650 ft
Elevation low174 m / 571 ft
Climb difficulty score1,676.45

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,016,584th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 221,444th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 173,316th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 2,496th out of 3,310 cycling climbs in Cumberland.

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Ranking 11th out of 13 cycling climbs in Legburthwaite.

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