Rosthwaite Climb

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Howe Lane, Longthwaite, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale, Cumberland, England, CA12 5XL, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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90 m170 m245 m325 m1.6% from 0 m to 6 m0.0% from 6 m to 11 m0.0% from 11 m to 17 m-2.1% from 17 m to 21 m0.0% from 21 m to 26 m2.5% from 26 m to 30 m2.7% from 30 m to 34 m3.4% from 34 m to 40 m3.1% from 40 m to 43 m7.7% from 43 m to 48 m5.9% from 48 m to 53 m6.7% from 53 m to 59 m5.7% from 59 m to 64 m6.1% from 64 m to 69 m7.1% from 69 m to 75 m5.4% from 75 m to 80 m5.6% from 80 m to 86 m6.6% from 86 m to 92 m9.1% from 92 m to 95 m6.1% from 95 m to 99 m8.3% from 99 m to 102 m5.3% from 102 m to 106 m4.3% from 106 m to 111 m8.5% from 111 m to 116 m7.3% from 116 m to 122 m3.4% from 122 m to 128 m3.7% from 128 m to 133 m2.1% from 133 m to 138 m2.1% from 138 m to 143 m0.0% from 143 m to 147 m2.2% from 147 m to 152 m2.0% from 152 m to 156 m2.0% from 156 m to 161 m6.4% from 161 m to 166 m0.0% from 166 m to 170 m2.9% from 170 m to 173 m1.7% from 173 m to 179 m3.1% from 179 m to 182 m0.0% from 182 m to 187 m0.0% from 187 m to 192 m6.1% from 192 m to 204 m7.1% from 204 m to 208 m10.0% from 208 m to 212 m7.3% from 212 m to 216 m4.2% from 216 m to 221 m12.5% from 221 m to 225 m17.3% from 225 m to 230 m15.8% from 230 m to 234 m14.3% from 234 m to 239 m4.8% from 239 m to 243 m0.0% from 243 m to 247 m-2.2% from 247 m to 252 m0.0% from 252 m to 257 m5.7% from 257 m to 260 m6.3% from 260 m to 263 m5.4% from 263 m to 267 m-2.3% from 267 m to 271 m-6.8% from 271 m to 276 m6.1% from 276 m to 279 m0.0% from 279 m to 282 m2.5% from 282 m to 286 m16.8% from 286 m to 314 m15.2% from 314 m to 317 m24.3% from 317 m to 355 m14.6% from 355 m to 359 m20.6% from 359 m to 363 m14.3% from 363 m to 366 m16.7% from 366 m to 369 m20.0% from 369 m to 372 m20.3% from 372 m to 379 m22.0% from 379 m to 383 m21.6% from 383 m to 387 m24.3% from 387 m to 390 m25.6% from 390 m to 394 m23.3% from 394 m to 424 m10.0% from 424 m to 428 m15.2% from 428 m to 432 m20.6% from 432 m to 435 m22.2% from 435 m to 439 m25.6% from 439 m to 443 m27.5% from 443 m to 447 m22.2% from 447 m to 451 m21.9% from 451 m to 454 m24.8% from 454 m to 467 m17.7% from 467 m to 510 m-3.3% from 510 m to 513 m23.2% from 513 m to 537 m15.9% from 537 m to 542 m9.8% from 542 m to 546 m4.4% from 546 m to 550 m-2.4% from 550 m to 554 m-13.2% from 554 m to 558 m-10.3% from 558 m to 562 m2.6% from 562 m to 566 m24.2% from 566 m to 569 m25.7% from 569 m to 573 m24.2% from 573 m to 576 m23.8% from 576 m to 580 m21.2% from 580 m to 584 m21.1% from 584 m to 587 m25.7% from 587 m to 591 m23.1% from 591 m to 596 m23.5% from 596 m to 599 m20.5% from 599 m to 603 m21.2% from 603 m to 607 m23.8% from 607 m to 611 m20.0% from 611 m to 615 m20.6% from 615 m to 619 m22.9% from 619 m to 622 m28.9% from 622 m to 626 m36.1% from 626 m to 630 m37.2% from 630 m to 634 m31.8% from 634 m to 638 m19.5% from 638 m to 642 m23.7% from 642 m to 646 m17.4% from 646 m to 669 m24.0% from 669 m to 710 m29.6% from 710 m to 751 m24.8% from 751 m to 772 m16.7% from 772 m to 777 m16.7% from 777 m to 781 m19.1% from 781 m to 786 m5.6% from 786 m to 790 m2.9% from 790 m to 793 m-17.5% from 793 m to 797 m-33.3% from 797 m to 800 m-15.8% from 800 m to 804 m-2.4% from 804 m to 808 m5.7% from 808 m to 814 m-5.3% from 814 m to 817 m8.6% from 817 m to 821 m13.3% from 821 m to 824 m21.5% from 824 m to 840 m27.0% from 840 m to 881 m22.8% from 881 m to 922 m17.7% from 922 m to 928 m25.8% from 928 m to 969 m25.2% from 969 m to 1.0 km25.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km25.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km13.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km16.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km20.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km22.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km21.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km24.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km24.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km20.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km22.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km15.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km18.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km19.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km26.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km21.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km23.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km19.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km17.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5%18%21%20%19%13%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.43 km / 0.89 miles
Elevation gain233.8 m / 767 ft
Average gradient16.1%
Maximum gradient33.5%
Elevation high321 m / 1,053 ft
Elevation low90.9 m / 298 ft
Climb difficulty score23,032.66

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 182,309th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,549th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,140th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 175th out of 3,310 cycling climbs in Cumberland.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 22 climbs) in Rosthwaite.

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