Dowdeswell Up

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London Road, East End, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GL52 6UU, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.71 km / 2.31 miles
Elevation gain121.6 m / 399 ft
Average gradient3.3%
Maximum gradient14%
Elevation high210.8 m / 692 ft
Elevation low89.2 m / 293 ft
Climb difficulty score12,176.02

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 445,517th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 29,891st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 20,532nd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 913th out of 5,983 cycling climbs in Gloucestershire.

Ranking 66th out of 273 cycling climbs in Cheltenham.

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