The Beast of Beacon

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Forest Road, Woodhouse, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, LE12 8RU, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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85 m130 m175 m220 m2.3% from 0 m to 21 m3.8% from 21 m to 27 m3.8% from 27 m to 48 m4.4% from 48 m to 68 m4.4% from 68 m to 89 m4.9% from 89 m to 99 m4.9% from 99 m to 120 m4.8% from 120 m to 140 m4.9% from 140 m to 161 m4.1% from 161 m to 166 m4.8% from 166 m to 187 m2.8% from 187 m to 208 m2.7% from 208 m to 230 m5.3% from 230 m to 253 m6.6% from 253 m to 276 m5.5% from 276 m to 287 m4.7% from 287 m to 308 m4.9% from 308 m to 329 m4.8% from 329 m to 350 m6.8% from 350 m to 360 m6.1% from 360 m to 365 m6.4% from 365 m to 385 m4.4% from 385 m to 405 m3.3% from 405 m to 426 m4.3% from 426 m to 447 m4.3% from 447 m to 468 m4.7% from 468 m to 489 m4.0% from 489 m to 509 m4.6% from 509 m to 533 m6.5% from 533 m to 556 m4.5% from 556 m to 578 m3.3% from 578 m to 599 m5.2% from 599 m to 622 m6.1% from 622 m to 645 m7.0% from 645 m to 668 m4.9% from 668 m to 682 m2.7% from 682 m to 704 m3.0% from 704 m to 727 m8.6% from 727 m to 751 m8.2% from 751 m to 774 m7.6% from 774 m to 796 m6.7% from 796 m to 819 m6.4% from 819 m to 839 m7.4% from 839 m to 859 m7.8% from 859 m to 881 m8.4% from 881 m to 901 m9.2% from 901 m to 924 m6.8% from 924 m to 945 m6.5% from 945 m to 968 m5.2% from 968 m to 989 m5.7% from 989 m to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km8.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km4.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km7.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km13.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.2% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.2% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km2.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-1.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-3.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-4.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-4.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-4.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-3.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-3.4% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-1.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-4.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-3.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-3.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km5%6%6%6%1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.55 km / 1.59 miles
Elevation gain115.5 m / 379 ft
Average gradient4.5%
Maximum gradient10.3%
Elevation high215.2 m / 706 ft
Elevation low89.7 m / 294 ft
Climb difficulty score11,561.01

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ClimbLengthGradientAscent
Woodhouse to Priory peak
Charnwood, Leicestershire
2.65 km4.2%112 m
Beacon Track to Summit
Charnwood, Leicestershire
2.71 km3.9%105 m
Dev Squad Hills Reps Up Beacon
Charnwood, Leicestershire
2.72 km5.1%138 m
Welbeck to top of Beacon
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2.82 km4.9%139 m
Monument From Hall Gates (LFCC)
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2.28 km5.4%123 m

Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 475,907th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 32,953rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 22,820th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 89th out of 4,098 cycling climbs in Leicestershire.

Ranking 70th out of 872 cycling climbs in Charnwood.

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