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The Hard

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Hardknott Pass, Eskdale, Ulpha, Cumberland, England, LA20 6EQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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115 m145 m180 m210 m18.2% from 0 m to 7 m11.9% from 7 m to 13 m8.9% from 13 m to 18 m20.3% from 18 m to 25 m14.6% from 25 m to 33 m21.4% from 33 m to 39 m10.0% from 39 m to 41 m12.3% from 41 m to 49 m22.6% from 49 m to 55 m12.5% from 55 m to 63 m16.9% from 63 m to 71 m16.9% from 71 m to 77 m20.7% from 77 m to 83 m20.7% from 83 m to 89 m19.7% from 89 m to 95 m30.8% from 95 m to 99 m13.3% from 99 m to 105 m19.4% from 105 m to 111 m16.7% from 111 m to 117 m15.9% from 117 m to 123 m23.7% from 123 m to 129 m23.7% from 129 m to 135 m23.7% from 135 m to 141 m16.4% from 141 m to 147 m17.5% from 147 m to 155 m15.2% from 155 m to 163 m26.7% from 163 m to 169 m20.0% from 169 m to 175 m19.0% from 175 m to 181 m13.6% from 181 m to 187 m17.9% from 187 m to 195 m16.1% from 195 m to 201 m20.0% from 201 m to 207 m20.7% from 207 m to 213 m16.7% from 213 m to 219 m20.0% from 219 m to 225 m16.7% from 225 m to 231 m23.0% from 231 m to 237 m20.5% from 237 m to 241 m19.0% from 241 m to 243 m16.7% from 243 m to 249 m20.0% from 249 m to 255 m19.7% from 255 m to 261 m18.2% from 261 m to 268 m20.0% from 268 m to 272 m20.0% from 272 m to 274 m20.0% from 274 m to 280 m20.0% from 280 m to 286 m19.4% from 286 m to 292 m16.1% from 292 m to 298 m16.1% from 298 m to 304 m23.8% from 304 m to 308 m14.3% from 308 m to 317 m16.1% from 317 m to 323 m18.2% from 323 m to 330 m13.8% from 330 m to 338 m14.0% from 338 m to 347 m11.1% from 347 m to 356 m13.6% from 356 m to 365 m11.8% from 365 m to 373 m16.7% from 373 m to 382 m15.9% from 382 m to 388 m16.4% from 388 m to 394 m18.8% from 394 m to 400 m21.5% from 400 m to 407 m21.9% from 407 m to 413 m15.6% from 413 m to 420 m19.4% from 420 m to 426 m14.3% from 426 m to 434 m15.4% from 434 m to 441 m14.0% from 441 m to 449 m24.2% from 449 m to 456 m17.9% from 456 m to 463 m18.8% from 463 m to 469 m13.6% from 469 m to 474 m18.2% from 474 m to 476 m15.2% from 476 m to 482 m26.1% from 482 m to 485 m17.8% from 485 m to 489 m11.6% from 489 m to 496 m15.4% from 496 m to 505 m15.4% from 505 m to 512 m13.3% from 512 m to 521 m8.7% from 521 m to 523 m18.2% from 523 m to 530 m17.4% from 530 m to 536 m17%19%19%15%17%15%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.54 km / 0.33 miles
Elevation gain93 m / 305 ft
Average gradient17.3%
Maximum gradient19.4%
Elevation high209.2 m / 686 ft
Elevation low116.2 m / 381 ft
Climb difficulty score9,301.18

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 624,813th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 48,068th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 34,182nd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 775th out of 3,310 cycling climbs in Cumberland.

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Ranking 37th out of 45 cycling climbs in Ulpha.

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