Playing the comb

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Main Street, Acomb, Northumberland, North of Tyne, England, NE46 4PW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m100 m120 m145 m336.8% from 0 m to 2 m10.5% from 2 m to 4 m31.4% from 4 m to 11 m6.1% from 11 m to 14 m6.3% from 14 m to 17 m6.3% from 17 m to 24 m7.4% from 24 m to 33 m6.3% from 33 m to 39 m3.2% from 39 m to 58 m2.3% from 58 m to 80 m1.0% from 80 m to 100 m-2.4% from 100 m to 124 m-2.2% from 124 m to 138 m-1.3% from 138 m to 161 m1.5% from 161 m to 181 m3.5% from 181 m to 203 m8.0% from 203 m to 225 m9.9% from 225 m to 245 m10.0% from 245 m to 263 m6.3% from 263 m to 284 m5.0% from 284 m to 304 m6.7% from 304 m to 326 m9.5% from 326 m to 346 m12.4% from 346 m to 367 m12.5% from 367 m to 388 m10.0% from 388 m to 409 m9.7% from 409 m to 430 m9.3% from 430 m to 450 m8.5% from 450 m to 473 m7.7% from 473 m to 495 m6.5% from 495 m to 516 m5.4% from 516 m to 538 m5.9% from 538 m to 559 m6.6% from 559 m to 580 m6.5% from 580 m to 602 m4.2% from 602 m to 623 m4.0% from 623 m to 646 m3.9% from 646 m to 666 m5.2% from 666 m to 689 m5.8% from 689 m to 710 m4.8% from 710 m to 733 m5.1% from 733 m to 756 m5.0% from 756 m to 776 m4.0% from 776 m to 799 m3.5% from 799 m to 821 m3.8% from 821 m to 845 m3.8% from 845 m to 868 m2.9% from 868 m to 892 m1.8% from 892 m to 915 m2.9% from 915 m to 939 m3.8% from 939 m to 963 m5.9% from 963 m to 985 m6.3% from 985 m to 1.0 km7.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6%9%5%4%8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.07 km / 0.67 miles
Elevation gain67.3 m / 221 ft
Average gradient6.3%
Maximum gradient50%
Elevation high144.8 m / 475 ft
Elevation low77.5 m / 254 ft
Climb difficulty score6,730.9

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 873,401st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 74,580th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 54,294th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 1,069th out of 3,507 cycling climbs in Northumberland.

Ranking 11th out of 20 cycling climbs in Acomb.

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