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The Sands of time

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Painswick, Slad, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, GL6 7QE, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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105 m135 m165 m195 m0.9% from 0 m to 11 m1.0% from 11 m to 21 m1.3% from 21 m to 29 m-1.4% from 29 m to 36 m-2.0% from 36 m to 46 m6.3% from 46 m to 56 m5.7% from 56 m to 65 m5.4% from 65 m to 70 m3.7% from 70 m to 76 m3.8% from 76 m to 81 m3.6% from 81 m to 86 m0.0% from 86 m to 92 m1.8% from 92 m to 98 m1.8% from 98 m to 103 m0.0% from 103 m to 109 m-1.9% from 109 m to 114 m-1.9% from 114 m to 119 m0.0% from 119 m to 125 m5.3% from 125 m to 130 m5.4% from 130 m to 136 m5.5% from 136 m to 141 m5.7% from 141 m to 147 m7.0% from 147 m to 152 m5.6% from 152 m to 158 m5.7% from 158 m to 163 m6.5% from 163 m to 168 m7.7% from 168 m to 172 m6.8% from 172 m to 176 m4.9% from 176 m to 180 m7.3% from 180 m to 184 m7.1% from 184 m to 188 m10.4% from 188 m to 193 m8.7% from 193 m to 198 m12.0% from 198 m to 203 m10.2% from 203 m to 208 m11.4% from 208 m to 212 m11.6% from 212 m to 216 m13.0% from 216 m to 221 m14.6% from 221 m to 226 m14.0% from 226 m to 231 m14.3% from 231 m to 236 m15.6% from 236 m to 240 m15.2% from 240 m to 245 m12.5% from 245 m to 249 m14.6% from 249 m to 253 m15.0% from 253 m to 257 m16.7% from 257 m to 261 m13.6% from 261 m to 266 m14.6% from 266 m to 270 m15.9% from 270 m to 275 m14.6% from 275 m to 279 m14.6% from 279 m to 283 m15.0% from 283 m to 287 m14.7% from 287 m to 290 m13.2% from 290 m to 294 m11.4% from 294 m to 299 m12.8% from 299 m to 302 m14.6% from 302 m to 307 m11.8% from 307 m to 310 m13.5% from 310 m to 314 m11.4% from 314 m to 318 m13.5% from 318 m to 323 m13.0% from 323 m to 328 m10.0% from 328 m to 333 m8.3% from 333 m to 338 m8.2% from 338 m to 343 m8.2% from 343 m to 347 m8.3% from 347 m to 352 m10.0% from 352 m to 357 m8.5% from 357 m to 362 m8.3% from 362 m to 367 m10.9% from 367 m to 371 m9.3% from 371 m to 376 m9.1% from 376 m to 380 m10.6% from 380 m to 385 m10.6% from 385 m to 389 m10.0% from 389 m to 394 m12.0% from 394 m to 399 m10.9% from 399 m to 404 m10.2% from 404 m to 409 m12.5% from 409 m to 415 m11.3% from 415 m to 420 m10.6% from 420 m to 425 m11.6% from 425 m to 429 m13.3% from 429 m to 433 m12.2% from 433 m to 437 m11.4% from 437 m to 442 m13.2% from 442 m to 446 m13.3% from 446 m to 450 m10.5% from 450 m to 454 m10.8% from 454 m to 458 m9.5% from 458 m to 462 m12.2% from 462 m to 466 m8.7% from 466 m to 471 m11.1% from 471 m to 474 m8.3% from 474 m to 478 m10.0% from 478 m to 482 m11.1% from 482 m to 485 m9.7% from 485 m to 488 m8.1% from 488 m to 492 m7.9% from 492 m to 496 m7.0% from 496 m to 500 m6.5% from 500 m to 505 m6.4% from 505 m to 510 m4.3% from 510 m to 514 m6.4% from 514 m to 519 m6.7% from 519 m to 523 m6.4% from 523 m to 528 m7.0% from 528 m to 532 m10.5% from 532 m to 536 m7.7% from 536 m to 540 m11.4% from 540 m to 544 m9.8% from 544 m to 548 m7.7% from 548 m to 552 m11.6% from 552 m to 556 m9.5% from 556 m to 560 m12.2% from 560 m to 564 m10.0% from 564 m to 569 m11.1% from 569 m to 574 m11.9% from 574 m to 578 m12.5% from 578 m to 582 m12.8% from 582 m to 586 m9.7% from 586 m to 589 m12.1% from 589 m to 592 m8.6% from 592 m to 596 m5.6% from 596 m to 599 m8.2% from 599 m to 604 m8.5% from 604 m to 609 m7.1% from 609 m to 613 m9.5% from 613 m to 617 m10.3% from 617 m to 621 m10.3% from 621 m to 625 m10.0% from 625 m to 629 m11.9% from 629 m to 633 m10.3% from 633 m to 637 m11.1% from 637 m to 641 m13.9% from 641 m to 644 m11.1% from 644 m to 648 m15.0% from 648 m to 652 m13.5% from 652 m to 656 m13.2% from 656 m to 660 m11.1% from 660 m to 663 m13.9% from 663 m to 667 m13.9% from 667 m to 670 m13.5% from 670 m to 674 m12.5% from 674 m to 677 m12.1% from 677 m to 681 m13.3% from 681 m to 684 m14.0% from 684 m to 689 m14.3% from 689 m to 694 m12.0% from 694 m to 699 m14.3% from 699 m to 703 m15.4% from 703 m to 707 m11.4% from 707 m to 711 m13.9% from 711 m to 714 m13.9% from 714 m to 718 m14.0% from 718 m to 722 m14.0% from 722 m to 727 m15.6% from 727 m to 731 m14.6% from 731 m to 736 m14.0% from 736 m to 741 m16.3% from 741 m to 746 m17.8% from 746 m to 750 m15.9% from 750 m to 755 m15.8% from 755 m to 758 m15.9% from 758 m to 763 m15.4% from 763 m to 768 m16.7% from 768 m to 773 m16.7% from 773 m to 778 m15.1% from 778 m to 784 m16.9% from 784 m to 789 m15.6% from 789 m to 793 m16.4% from 793 m to 799 m13.3% from 799 m to 802 m15.6% from 802 m to 805 m15.2% from 805 m to 808 m12.1% from 808 m to 812 m15.6% from 812 m to 815 m12.9% from 815 m to 818 m9.1% from 818 m to 821 m11.8% from 821 m to 825 m11.1% from 825 m to 828 m10.8% from 828 m to 832 m10.3% from 832 m to 836 m10.3% from 836 m to 840 m10.0% from 840 m to 844 m12.2% from 844 m to 848 m10.3% from 848 m to 852 m10.0% from 852 m to 856 m9.8% from 856 m to 860 m12.5% from 860 m to 864 m7.1% from 864 m to 868 m-2.4% from 868 m to 872 m-2.3% from 872 m to 876 m5%11%11%12%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.88 km / 0.54 miles
Elevation gain86.1 m / 282 ft
Average gradient9.8%
Maximum gradient16.5%
Elevation high193.8 m / 636 ft
Elevation low107.9 m / 354 ft
Climb difficulty score8,588.72

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 690,689th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 54,656th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 39,108th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,602nd out of 5,983 cycling climbs in Gloucestershire.

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Ranking 48th out of 134 cycling climbs in Painswick.

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