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The Beacon - Won't cut out if you stop at the top!

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Underhill Lane, Ditchling, Westmeston, Lewes, East Sussex, England, BN6 8XD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.43 km / 0.89 miles
Elevation gain143.2 m / 470 ft
Average gradient10%
Maximum gradient16.3%
Elevation high235 m / 771 ft
Elevation low91.8 m / 301 ft
Climb difficulty score14,325.59

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 360,473rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 21,259th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,144th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 198th out of 4,600 cycling climbs in East Sussex.

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Ranking 62nd out of 903 cycling climbs in Lewes.

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