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A Close Shave

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Vesey's Hole Hill, Quarr, Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England, SP8 5DZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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85 m100 m110 m125 m-7.0% from 0 m to 46 m-7.2% from 46 m to 101 m-6.0% from 101 m to 106 m-6.1% from 106 m to 111 m-8.0% from 111 m to 116 m-9.6% from 116 m to 170 m-8.2% from 170 m to 281 m0.0% from 281 m to 301 m0.5% from 301 m to 321 m2.1% from 321 m to 374 m9.4% from 374 m to 455 m7.5% from 455 m to 467 m10.9% from 467 m to 479 m9.5% from 479 m to 512 m10.1% from 512 m to 552 m2.9% from 552 m to 569 m9.1% from 569 m to 572 m4.3% from 572 m to 574 m9.1% from 574 m to 576 m7.7% from 576 m to 597 m10.6% from 597 m to 605 m5.0% from 605 m to 607 m10.5% from 607 m to 609 m10.0% from 609 m to 611 m9.5% from 611 m to 631 m9.7% from 631 m to 634 m9.7% from 634 m to 637 m6.9% from 637 m to 658 m7.5% from 658 m to 676 m8.4% from 676 m to 701 m7.4% from 701 m to 711 m4.2% from 711 m to 720 m5.3% from 720 m to 730 m4.2% from 730 m to 763 m-7%-9%-7%4%9%8%8%5%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.76 km / 0.47 miles
Elevation gain10.1 m / 33 ft
Average gradient1.3%
Maximum gradient9.3%
Elevation high121.5 m / 399 ft
Elevation low88.9 m / 292 ft
Climb difficulty score1,007.03

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Buckhorn Straight
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Up Shutes Lane to Shave Hill
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0.42 km6.6%28 m
Up Vesey's
Buckhorn Weston, Dorset
0.31 km9.8%30 m

Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,346,956th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 272,943rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 216,920th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 3,678th out of 4,290 cycling climbs in Dorset.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 8 climbs) in Buckhorn Weston.

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