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Needles & Hairpins

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Old Battery, T25, Alum Bay, Totland, Isle of Wight, England, PO39 0JD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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55 m75 m95 m115 m-25.1% from 0 m to 37 m-34.5% from 37 m to 42 m-22.9% from 42 m to 53 m20.0% from 53 m to 64 m37.0% from 64 m to 80 m32.6% from 80 m to 121 m28.6% from 121 m to 158 m27.9% from 158 m to 177 m27.5% from 177 m to 192 m27.6% from 192 m to 205 m23.4% from 205 m to 226 m13.4% from 226 m to 248 m12.7% from 248 m to 271 m9.1% from 271 m to 287 m5.5% from 287 m to 303 m-6.7% from 303 m to 317 m-21.9% from 317 m to 320 m-20.2% from 320 m to 330 m-1.6% from 330 m to 343 m1.4% from 343 m to 350 m2.2% from 350 m to 363 m-8.1% from 363 m to 395 m-5.8% from 395 m to 400 m1%29%14%-6%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.4 km / 0.25 miles
Elevation gain38.3 m / 126 ft
Average gradient9.6%
Maximum gradient27.1%
Elevation high114.8 m / 377 ft
Elevation low56.5 m / 185 ft
Climb difficulty score3,831.83

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,321,542nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 127,160th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 95,889th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 627th out of 1,677 cycling climbs in Isle of Wight.

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Ranking 15th out of 30 cycling climbs in Totland.

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