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The Beacon - The steep bit!

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Kenton, Beacon Road, Ditchling, Lewes, East Sussex, England, BN6 8XB, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.41 km / 0.87 miles
Elevation gain162.1 m / 532 ft
Average gradient10.2%
Maximum gradient26.5%
Elevation high228.1 m / 748 ft
Elevation low83.7 m / 275 ft
Climb difficulty score14,361.6

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 359,298th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 21,135th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,056th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 193rd out of 4,600 cycling climbs in East Sussex.

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Ranking 60th out of 903 cycling climbs in Lewes.

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