M1 to top of the Downs
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 13.63 km / 8.47 miles |
| Elevation gain | 149 m / 489 ft |
| Average gradient | 1.1% |
| Maximum gradient | 6.9% |
| Elevation high | 251 m / 823 ft |
| Elevation low | 102 m / 335 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 14,859.86 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 343,456th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 19,516th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 12,888th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England. |
🏵️ Get your legs ready, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 5,603 climbs) in Hertfordshire. |
🥉 This is the third most difficult cycling climb in St Albans. |
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