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A27 UP to the twin towers

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Littledene, Beddingham, Glynde, Lewes, East Sussex, England, BN8 6LA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.35 km / 1.46 miles
Elevation gain164.2 m / 539 ft
Average gradient7%
Maximum gradient25.5%
Elevation high181.2 m / 594 ft
Elevation low16.9 m / 55 ft
Climb difficulty score16,430.69

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 299,799th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 15,308th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,805th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 78th out of 4,600 cycling climbs in East Sussex.

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Ranking 28th out of 903 cycling climbs in Lewes.

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