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West Close Climb

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Wilbury Way, Walsworth, Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, SG4 0AP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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-25 m10 m40 m75 m266.7% from 0 m to 1 m355.6% from 1 m to 2 m333.3% from 2 m to 3 m157.9% from 3 m to 5 m88.2% from 5 m to 8 m75.7% from 8 m to 12 m63.4% from 12 m to 16 m62.2% from 16 m to 21 m90.2% from 21 m to 26 m41.5% from 26 m to 31 m52.4% from 31 m to 35 m42.3% from 35 m to 40 m54.5% from 40 m to 45 m40.7% from 45 m to 50 m41.5% from 50 m to 56 m43.6% from 56 m to 61 m35.1% from 61 m to 67 m33.9% from 67 m to 73 m32.3% from 73 m to 79 m32.3% from 79 m to 85 m55.6% from 85 m to 89 m39.2% from 89 m to 94 m30.5% from 94 m to 100 m31.7% from 100 m to 106 m25.0% from 106 m to 112 m27.7% from 112 m to 119 m22.6% from 119 m to 125 m21.9% from 125 m to 131 m21.5% from 131 m to 138 m15.4% from 138 m to 144 m18.8% from 144 m to 151 m38.1% from 151 m to 157 m15.4% from 157 m to 164 m18.5% from 164 m to 170 m12.1% from 170 m to 177 m9.8% from 177 m to 183 m9.8% from 183 m to 189 m12.7% from 189 m to 195 m12.9% from 195 m to 201 m12.7% from 201 m to 208 m15.4% from 208 m to 214 m12.5% from 214 m to 221 m12.1% from 221 m to 227 m15.9% from 227 m to 234 m12.1% from 234 m to 240 m15.2% from 240 m to 247 m16.7% from 247 m to 253 m16.9% from 253 m to 259 m16.1% from 259 m to 265 m15.4% from 265 m to 271 m14.9% from 271 m to 278 m15.4% from 278 m to 285 m0.0% from 285 m to 298 m0.0% from 298 m to 325 m5.9% from 325 m to 332 m5.7% from 332 m to 339 m8.7% from 339 m to 346 m6.7% from 346 m to 352 m5.8% from 352 m to 358 m8.6% from 358 m to 365 m5.7% from 365 m to 372 m8.0% from 372 m to 380 m5.7% from 380 m to 387 m0.0% from 387 m to 401 m2.8% from 401 m to 416 m8.5% from 416 m to 423 m5.5% from 423 m to 430 m5.5% from 430 m to 437 m58%20%12%4%5%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.44 km / 0.27 miles
Elevation gain96 m / 315 ft
Average gradient22%
Maximum gradient56.6%
Elevation high72.8 m / 239 ft
Elevation low-23.2 m / -76 ft
Climb difficulty score9,600.91

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 600,580th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 45,596th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 32,314th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 53rd out of 5,603 cycling climbs in Hertfordshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 897 climbs) in North Hertfordshire.

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