Dam Hill Climb

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Scammonden Dam, Dean Head, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, HX4 0EE, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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145 m175 m200 m230 m8.0% from 0 m to 5 m8.0% from 5 m to 10 m8.0% from 10 m to 15 m11.8% from 15 m to 20 m10.5% from 20 m to 26 m7.8% from 26 m to 31 m11.5% from 31 m to 36 m14.8% from 36 m to 42 m11.3% from 42 m to 47 m15.4% from 47 m to 52 m10.9% from 52 m to 58 m10.3% from 58 m to 63 m0.0% from 63 m to 70 m0.0% from 70 m to 85 m0.0% from 85 m to 100 m-3.4% from 100 m to 124 m-5.1% from 124 m to 132 m-5.5% from 132 m to 139 m-8.5% from 139 m to 146 m9.7% from 146 m to 152 m8.7% from 152 m to 157 m11.1% from 157 m to 160 m20.7% from 160 m to 163 m19.0% from 163 m to 165 m25.0% from 165 m to 168 m30.0% from 168 m to 170 m26.1% from 170 m to 172 m37.5% from 172 m to 174 m15.4% from 174 m to 176 m18.8% from 176 m to 180 m19.4% from 180 m to 183 m19.4% from 183 m to 186 m19.4% from 186 m to 189 m12.5% from 189 m to 192 m20.7% from 192 m to 195 m25.0% from 195 m to 197 m22.2% from 197 m to 200 m15.4% from 200 m to 203 m23.1% from 203 m to 205 m38.5% from 205 m to 208 m10.0% from 208 m to 212 m20.0% from 212 m to 214 m18.2% from 214 m to 216 m19.0% from 216 m to 218 m19.0% from 218 m to 220 m28.6% from 220 m to 222 m18.2% from 222 m to 225 m16.0% from 225 m to 227 m19.0% from 227 m to 229 m17.4% from 229 m to 231 m5.9% from 231 m to 238 m18.2% from 238 m to 240 m27.3% from 240 m to 243 m18.2% from 243 m to 245 m19.0% from 245 m to 247 m10.9% from 247 m to 252 m18.2% from 252 m to 255 m25.0% from 255 m to 257 m15.4% from 257 m to 260 m23.1% from 260 m to 262 m0.0% from 262 m to 265 m14.8% from 265 m to 267 m16.0% from 267 m to 270 m22.2% from 270 m to 273 m15.4% from 273 m to 275 m14.3% from 275 m to 278 m19.4% from 278 m to 281 m13.3% from 281 m to 284 m13.3% from 284 m to 287 m14.3% from 287 m to 290 m13.8% from 290 m to 293 m14.3% from 293 m to 296 m23.1% from 296 m to 298 m14.3% from 298 m to 301 m14.3% from 301 m to 304 m14.8% from 304 m to 307 m7.4% from 307 m to 312 m28.6% from 312 m to 314 m16.7% from 314 m to 316 m28.6% from 316 m to 319 m19.0% from 319 m to 321 m17.4% from 321 m to 323 m16.0% from 323 m to 325 m41.7% from 325 m to 328 m19.0% from 328 m to 330 m5.1% from 330 m to 338 m25.0% from 338 m to 339 m25.0% from 339 m to 341 m23.5% from 341 m to 343 m35.3% from 343 m to 344 m19.0% from 344 m to 347 m19.0% from 347 m to 349 m20.0% from 349 m to 351 m26.1% from 351 m to 353 m18.2% from 353 m to 355 m15.4% from 355 m to 358 m28.6% from 358 m to 360 m19.0% from 360 m to 362 m17.4% from 362 m to 364 m21.1% from 364 m to 366 m9.8% from 366 m to 370 m20.0% from 370 m to 372 m17.4% from 372 m to 375 m27.3% from 375 m to 377 m18.2% from 377 m to 379 m6.2% from 379 m to 385 m18.2% from 385 m to 388 m16.7% from 388 m to 390 m27.3% from 390 m to 392 m16.7% from 392 m to 395 m19.0% from 395 m to 397 m20.0% from 397 m to 399 m16.7% from 399 m to 401 m24.0% from 401 m to 404 m19.0% from 404 m to 406 m0.0% from 406 m to 408 m7.1% from 408 m to 413 m21.4% from 413 m to 416 m15.4% from 416 m to 419 m28.6% from 419 m to 421 m37.5% from 421 m to 422 m23.5% from 422 m to 424 m23.1% from 424 m to 427 m20.0% from 427 m to 429 m52.6% from 429 m to 431 m0.0% from 431 m to 434 m10.3% from 434 m to 438 m27.3% from 438 m to 440 m20.0% from 440 m to 442 m22.2% from 442 m to 444 m28.6% from 444 m to 446 m21.1% from 446 m to 448 m20.0% from 448 m to 450 m20.0% from 450 m to 452 m19.0% from 452 m to 454 m19.0% from 454 m to 456 m5.6% from 456 m to 463 m16.7% from 463 m to 466 m18.2% from 466 m to 468 m15.4% from 468 m to 471 m16.7% from 471 m to 473 m26.1% from 473 m to 475 m17.4% from 475 m to 478 m15.4% from 478 m to 480 m16.7% from 480 m to 483 m37.0% from 483 m to 485 m16.0% from 485 m to 488 m25.0% from 488 m to 490 m26.1% from 490 m to 493 m26.1% from 493 m to 495 m18.2% from 495 m to 497 m26.1% from 497 m to 499 m25.0% from 499 m to 502 m23.1% from 502 m to 504 m0.0% from 504 m to 519 m0.0% from 519 m to 541 m0.0% from 541 m to 548 m2.1% from 548 m to 567 m10.0% from 567 m to 571 m15.0% from 571 m to 575 m11.1% from 575 m to 578 m11.8% from 578 m to 582 m4.9% from 582 m to 594 m19.4% from 594 m to 597 m12.5% from 597 m to 600 m18.2% from 600 m to 604 m20.0% from 604 m to 607 m6.9% from 607 m to 613 m20.0% from 613 m to 616 m13.3% from 616 m to 619 m18.2% from 619 m to 622 m14.8% from 622 m to 625 m13.3% from 625 m to 628 m13.8% from 628 m to 630 m15.4% from 630 m to 633 m13.3% from 633 m to 636 m13.8% from 636 m to 639 m3.5% from 639 m to 650 m22.2% from 650 m to 653 m14.8% from 653 m to 656 m22.2% from 656 m to 658 m31.6% from 658 m to 660 m35.3% from 660 m to 662 m7%8%17%18%19%5%14%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.66 km / 0.41 miles
Elevation gain83.2 m / 273 ft
Average gradient12.2%
Maximum gradient39.5%
Elevation high226.6 m / 743 ft
Elevation low145.6 m / 478 ft
Climb difficulty score8,076.4

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 750,291st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 60,669th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 43,594th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 950th out of 2,774 cycling climbs in Kirklees.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 32 climbs) in Dean Head.

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