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Bigsweir to the very top

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Stow Road, St. Briavels, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, NP25 4TH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.24 km / 2.64 miles
Elevation gain223 m / 732 ft
Average gradient5.3%
Maximum gradient9.2%
Elevation high248.2 m / 814 ft
Elevation low25.2 m / 83 ft
Climb difficulty score22,307.66

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 191,809th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,248th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,593rd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 53rd out of 5,983 cycling climbs in Gloucestershire.

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Ranking 11th out of 1,170 cycling climbs in Forest of Dean.

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