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The Apple of Hesperides

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Esplanade, Cowlease, Bonchurch, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, PO38 1JN, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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0 m75 m155 m230 m-21.9% from 0 m to 61 m20.2% from 61 m to 121 m0.0% from 121 m to 145 m11.4% from 145 m to 206 m15.5% from 206 m to 233 m56.5% from 233 m to 239 m16.7% from 239 m to 274 m8.6% from 274 m to 316 m13.1% from 316 m to 376 m2.7% from 376 m to 436 m13.3% from 436 m to 439 m3.4% from 439 m to 442 m0.0% from 442 m to 445 m0.0% from 445 m to 448 m0.0% from 448 m to 455 m0.0% from 455 m to 458 m0.0% from 458 m to 461 m16.6% from 461 m to 497 m-8.4% from 497 m to 560 m-6.3% from 560 m to 588 m-5.0% from 588 m to 624 m29.3% from 624 m to 652 m23.8% from 652 m to 666 m23.2% from 666 m to 728 m-8.0% from 728 m to 788 m-8.8% from 788 m to 850 m-16.0% from 850 m to 853 m-11.1% from 853 m to 856 m-8.4% from 856 m to 864 m-8.1% from 864 m to 876 m5.1% from 876 m to 880 m16.4% from 880 m to 887 m11.9% from 887 m to 922 m15.2% from 922 m to 983 m20.0% from 983 m to 995 m21.7% from 995 m to 997 m16.3% from 997 m to 1.0 km10.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km9.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km10.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km1.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km2.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km8.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km8.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.8% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km23.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km21.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km16.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km14.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km11.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km18.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km25.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km16.6% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km6.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-0.9% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-1.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-2.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-4.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-2.9% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km0.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km1.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km7.2% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km11.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km15.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km5.0% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km6.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km2.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km8%5%11%9%8%4%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.91 km / 1.81 miles
Elevation gain211.3 m / 693 ft
Average gradient7.3%
Maximum gradient19.1%
Elevation high229.4 m / 753 ft
Elevation low4.8 m / 16 ft
Climb difficulty score21,136.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 208,333rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,400th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,321st out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 11th out of 1,677 cycling climbs in Isle of Wight.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 126 climbs) in Ventnor.

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