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black combe the steep half

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Whicham, Cumberland, England, LA18 5LS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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80 m155 m225 m300 m35.7% from 0 m to 3 m35.5% from 3 m to 6 m27.6% from 6 m to 9 m30.3% from 9 m to 12 m27.3% from 12 m to 17 m28.6% from 17 m to 19 m21.4% from 19 m to 24 m21.4% from 24 m to 26 m18.6% from 26 m to 31 m25.0% from 31 m to 33 m24.4% from 33 m to 38 m25.6% from 38 m to 42 m25.0% from 42 m to 45 m25.0% from 45 m to 49 m24.1% from 49 m to 52 m17.9% from 52 m to 55 m25.0% from 55 m to 58 m25.0% from 58 m to 60 m23.3% from 60 m to 65 m30.0% from 65 m to 68 m19.0% from 68 m to 72 m9.4% from 72 m to 75 m6.5% from 75 m to 78 m9.4% from 78 m to 81 m16.1% from 81 m to 84 m10.3% from 84 m to 87 m13.6% from 87 m to 92 m15.6% from 92 m to 96 m13.3% from 96 m to 99 m14.3% from 99 m to 103 m16.3% from 103 m to 108 m13.8% from 108 m to 111 m16.3% from 111 m to 115 m17.2% from 115 m to 118 m26.7% from 118 m to 121 m31.1% from 121 m to 125 m16.3% from 125 m to 130 m25.0% from 130 m to 132 m35.7% from 132 m to 135 m25.0% from 135 m to 138 m17.8% from 138 m to 143 m13.8% from 143 m to 145 m8.7% from 145 m to 150 m14.8% from 150 m to 153 m14.3% from 153 m to 156 m13.8% from 156 m to 158 m18.6% from 158 m to 163 m13.3% from 163 m to 166 m13.8% from 166 m to 169 m6.5% from 169 m to 172 m15.4% from 172 m to 174 m10.3% from 174 m to 177 m16.2% from 177 m to 181 m17.9% from 181 m to 184 m22.0% from 184 m to 188 m24.4% from 188 m to 192 m21.6% from 192 m to 196 m30.0% from 196 m to 200 m24.0% from 200 m to 202 m35.0% from 202 m to 206 m31.0% from 206 m to 209 m28.2% from 209 m to 213 m30.8% from 213 m to 217 m28.6% from 217 m to 221 m29.7% from 221 m to 225 m25.0% from 225 m to 228 m30.0% from 228 m to 231 m40.0% from 231 m to 235 m44.4% from 235 m to 239 m48.5% from 239 m to 242 m48.3% from 242 m to 245 m45.8% from 245 m to 248 m32.0% from 248 m to 250 m37.5% from 250 m to 253 m25.9% from 253 m to 255 m17.5% from 255 m to 259 m7.1% from 259 m to 262 m7.5% from 262 m to 266 m17.9% from 266 m to 269 m25.0% from 269 m to 273 m20.0% from 273 m to 275 m18.2% from 275 m to 276 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1.0 km31.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km31.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km29.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km34.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km34.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km30.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km31.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km31.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km30.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km29.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km36.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km30.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km33.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km30.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km31.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km31.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km32.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km32.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km29.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km28.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km24.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km27.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km24.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km28.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km27.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km24.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km25.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km24.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km26.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km25.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km26.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km26.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km29.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km24.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km28.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km25.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23%19%11%12%28%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.18 km / 0.74 miles
Elevation gain213.9 m / 702 ft
Average gradient18.1%
Maximum gradient46.6%
Elevation high295.9 m / 971 ft
Elevation low82 m / 269 ft
Climb difficulty score21,423.16

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 204,108th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 7,093rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 4,118th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 217th out of 3,310 cycling climbs in Cumberland.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Whicham.

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