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Higher Longer Drive

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Foxley Hill Road, Purley, London Borough of Croydon, London, Greater London, England, CR8 2HD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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70 m95 m120 m145 m1.5% from 0 m to 67 m7.2% from 67 m to 128 m8.1% from 128 m to 188 m9.2% from 188 m to 248 m8.6% from 248 m to 310 m8.9% from 310 m to 372 m7.3% from 372 m to 433 m4.7% from 433 m to 495 m4.7% from 495 m to 556 m3.0% from 556 m to 620 m2.4% from 620 m to 683 m0.2% from 683 m to 744 m3.6% from 744 m to 808 m2.5% from 808 m to 871 m1.2% from 871 m to 914 m5.6% from 914 m to 976 m4.5% from 976 m to 1.0 km3.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km1.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km10.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6%7%3%4%3%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.52 km / 0.95 miles
Elevation gain68.9 m / 226 ft
Average gradient4.5%
Maximum gradient9.7%
Elevation high140.56 m / 461 ft
Elevation low71.69 m / 235 ft
Climb difficulty score6,885.32

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 857,652nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 72,769th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 52,901st out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 717th out of 11,018 cycling climbs in London.

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Ranking 79th out of 613 cycling climbs in London Borough of Croydon.

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