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Sting in the Tail

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Sosgill Bridge, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England, CA12 4TS, United Kingdom
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.61 km / 1.00 miles
Elevation gain54.8 m / 180 ft
Average gradient3.4%
Maximum gradient17.6%
Elevation high204 m / 669 ft
Elevation low149.2 m / 490 ft
Climb difficulty score5,479.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,026,495th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 91,999th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 67,876th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,270th out of 3,310 cycling climbs in Cumberland.

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Ranking 20th out of 46 cycling climbs in St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn.

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