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The Swan

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Lydden Hill, Lydden, Dover, Kent, England, CT15 7EX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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5 m35 m70 m100 m4.4% from 0 m to 9 m4.4% from 9 m to 18 m6.9% from 18 m to 27 m4.8% from 27 m to 35 m7.2% from 35 m to 44 m7.2% from 44 m to 52 m4.8% from 52 m to 60 m7.4% from 60 m to 68 m0.0% from 68 m to 76 m7.5% from 76 m to 84 m10.1% from 84 m to 92 m7.7% from 92 m to 100 m7.7% from 100 m to 108 m7.9% from 108 m to 115 m7.8% from 115 m to 123 m5.2% from 123 m to 131 m7.8% from 131 m to 139 m7.9% from 139 m to 146 m5.3% from 146 m to 154 m5.2% from 154 m to 161 m5.2% from 161 m to 169 m5.1% from 169 m to 177 m5.1% from 177 m to 185 m0.0% from 185 m to 193 m0.0% from 193 m to 239 m-1.2% from 239 m to 271 m-3.4% from 271 m to 283 m-6.8% from 283 m to 294 m-6.8% from 294 m to 306 m-6.9% from 306 m to 318 m-7.0% from 318 m to 329 m-5.2% from 329 m to 341 m0.9% from 341 m to 384 m4.0% from 384 m to 394 m6.1% from 394 m to 403 m4.1% from 403 m to 413 m4.1% from 413 m to 423 m0.0% from 423 m to 461 m0.0% from 461 m to 518 m2.1% from 518 m to 537 m6.5% from 537 m to 546 m4.3% from 546 m to 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance5.34 km / 3.32 miles
Elevation gain88 m / 289 ft
Average gradient1.7%
Maximum gradient14.2%
Elevation high97.6 m / 320 ft
Elevation low9.6 m / 31 ft
Climb difficulty score8,807.37

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 668,830th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 52,513th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 37,504th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 965th out of 7,817 cycling climbs in Kent.

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Ranking 62nd out of 529 cycling climbs in Dover.

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