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Observatory climb

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Car Park to meet staff from Kielder Observatory., Lakeside Way, Kielder, Northumberland, North of Tyne, England, NE48 1HF, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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245 m295 m340 m390 m3.2% from 0 m to 25 m10.0% from 25 m to 29 m3.4% from 29 m to 47 m11.4% from 47 m to 51 m14.1% from 51 m to 60 m11.9% from 60 m to 67 m15.4% from 67 m to 74 m11.5% from 74 m to 84 m9.8% from 84 m to 92 m11.1% from 92 m to 96 m10.4% from 96 m to 107 m10.6% from 107 m to 119 m10.3% from 119 m to 122 m12.3% from 122 m to 131 m7.6% from 131 m to 146 m10.1% from 146 m to 158 m7.6% from 158 m to 174 m15.2% from 174 m to 182 m6.5% from 182 m to 194 m5.0% from 194 m to 198 m7.2% from 198 m to 215 m14.3% from 215 m to 219 m10.0% from 219 m to 223 m5.5% from 223 m to 241 m8.5% from 241 m to 251 m2.9% from 251 m to 264 m6.8% from 264 m to 282 m9.8% from 282 m to 286 m9.9% from 286 m to 294 m5.6% from 294 m to 319 m4.4% from 319 m to 324 m5.5% from 324 m to 342 m7.8% from 342 m to 355 m0.0% from 355 m to 359 m7.8% from 359 m to 377 m10.4% from 377 m to 390 m7.8% from 390 m to 401 m5.7% from 401 m to 404 m8.6% from 404 m to 418 m0.0% from 418 m to 421 m8.8% from 421 m to 435 m8.8% from 435 m to 442 m5.0% from 442 m to 454 m7.2% from 454 m to 462 m9.3% from 462 m to 466 m4.3% from 466 m to 471 m4.1% from 471 m to 486 m6.4% from 486 m to 501 m5.0% from 501 m to 521 m0.0% from 521 m to 526 m4.3% from 526 m to 531 m5.4% from 531 m to 546 m4.0% from 546 m to 561 m4.1% from 561 m to 566 m12.5% from 566 m to 570 m3.5% from 570 m to 599 m4.3% from 599 m to 604 m8.1% from 604 m to 616 m6.1% from 616 m to 636 m4.8% from 636 m to 640 m4.8% from 640 m to 661 m4.7% from 661 m to 669 m6.9% from 669 m to 678 m4.3% from 678 m to 701 m4.0% from 701 m to 706 m2.9% from 706 m to 734 m0.0% from 734 m to 751 m-1.0% from 751 m to 791 m-4.9% from 791 m to 804 m-38.3% from 804 m to 830 m124.1% from 830 m to 838 m11.6% from 838 m to 846 m4.7% from 846 m to 868 m6.3% from 868 m to 871 m7.6% from 871 m to 887 m6.7% from 887 m to 901 m6.2% from 901 m to 905 m12.6% from 905 m to 914 m1.7% from 914 m to 926 m17.2% from 926 m to 932 m13.2% from 932 m to 944 m11.1% from 944 m to 953 m18.7% from 953 m to 959 m8.8% from 959 m to 966 m34.3% from 966 m to 970 m13.9% from 970 m to 977 m8.6% from 977 m to 988 m10.5% from 988 m to 992 m7.5% from 992 m to 1.0 km14.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km21.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km10.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 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km7.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km6.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.4% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km2.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km6.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km1.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km4.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km1.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.2% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.62 km / 1.63 miles
Elevation gain137.4 m / 451 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient29.3%
Elevation high386 m / 1,266 ft
Elevation low248.6 m / 816 ft
Climb difficulty score13,750.81

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 380,437th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 23,266th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 15,610th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 331st out of 3,507 cycling climbs in Northumberland.

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Ranking 15th out of 70 cycling climbs in Kielder.

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