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the long climb

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Scotswood Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, North of Tyne, England, NE4 8JS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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10 m45 m85 m120 m11.2% from 0 m to 8 m12.3% from 8 m to 19 m9.2% from 19 m to 26 m7.3% from 26 m to 36 m7.3% from 36 m to 41 m14.9% from 41 m to 46 m6.9% from 46 m to 52 m0.0% from 52 m to 59 m4.9% from 59 m to 63 m7.5% from 63 m to 71 m1.1% from 71 m to 81 m-1.5% from 81 m to 87 m0.9% from 87 m to 98 m1.9% from 98 m to 108 m6.7% from 108 m to 114 m0.0% from 114 m to 120 m0.0% from 120 m to 124 m-1.9% from 124 m to 130 m0.0% from 130 m to 133 m3.3% from 133 m to 136 m0.0% from 136 m to 141 m6.8% from 141 m to 149 m6.3% from 149 m to 152 m10.7% from 152 m to 158 m9.7% from 158 m to 161 m11.8% from 161 m to 164 m10.7% from 164 m to 172 m11.1% from 172 m to 176 m10.0% from 176 m to 180 m11.8% from 180 m to 184 m8.7% from 184 m to 188 m2.9% from 188 m to 192 m2.4% from 192 m to 196 m0.0% from 196 m to 199 m-3.1% from 199 m to 202 m-2.6% from 202 m to 206 m0.0% from 206 m to 210 m11.4% from 210 m to 214 m10.8% from 214 m to 221 m9.7% from 221 m to 224 m11.9% from 224 m to 230 m8.8% from 230 m to 233 m11.1% from 233 m to 237 m10.5% from 237 m to 241 m9.4% from 241 m to 244 m11.8% from 244 m to 247 m12.1% from 247 m to 250 m12.1% from 250 m to 254 m9.4% from 254 m to 257 m13.3% from 257 m to 260 m8.8% from 260 m to 263 m3.3% from 263 m to 266 m3.2% from 266 m to 269 m2.9% from 269 m to 273 m13.6% from 273 m to 277 m12.7% from 277 m to 284 m14.7% from 284 m to 287 m11.8% from 287 m to 290 m15.0% from 290 m to 294 m12.2% from 294 m to 298 m12.5% from 298 m to 302 m12.2% from 302 m to 307 m13.5% from 307 m to 310 m13.2% from 310 m to 314 m11.4% from 314 m to 318 m12.1% from 318 m to 321 m13.9% from 321 m to 324 m11.8% from 324 m to 328 m12.1% from 328 m to 334 m11.8% from 334 m to 339 m13.5% from 339 m to 344 m14.0% from 344 m to 350 m12.3% from 350 m to 355 m12.7% from 355 m to 361 m13.2% from 361 m to 366 m11.8% from 366 m to 371 m12.2% from 371 m to 376 m12.8% from 376 m to 381 m11.4% from 381 m to 385 m12.5% from 385 m to 388 m12.2% from 388 m to 393 m13.6% from 393 m to 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km6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6%11%8%5%5%8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.39 km / 0.86 miles
Elevation gain102.3 m / 336 ft
Average gradient7.3%
Maximum gradient12.5%
Elevation high115.2 m / 378 ft
Elevation low13.3 m / 44 ft
Climb difficulty score10,142.62

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 561,015th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 41,647th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 29,340th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 25th out of 663 cycling climbs in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Elswick.

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