Wessenden Head
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 3.62 km / 2.25 miles |
| Elevation gain | 283 m / 928 ft |
| Average gradient | 7.8% |
| Maximum gradient | 11.1% |
| Elevation high | 482.8 m / 1,584 ft |
| Elevation low | 198.8 m / 652 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 28,289.38 |
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| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
Wessenden Head Road2 Meltham, Kirklees | 3.64 km | 7.9% | 287 m |
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So close to cat 2 Meltham, Kirklees | 3.77 km | 7.7% | 289 m |
Facey Fifty - No 48 - Wessenden Head Road Meltham, Kirklees | 3.45 km | 8% | 275 m |
Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 129,762nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 2,576th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 1,362nd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England. |
⚖ Ranks 61st out of 2,774 cycling climbs in Kirklees. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 120 climbs) in Meltham. |
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