Kirkley to Bolam climb

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Ponteland, Northumberland, North of Tyne, England, NE20 0BE, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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60 m90 m125 m155 m-0.9% from 0 m to 67 m0.0% from 67 m to 127 m-0.2% from 127 m to 192 m2.8% from 192 m to 253 m3.7% from 253 m to 315 m2.3% from 315 m to 381 m1.0% from 381 m to 441 m2.5% from 441 m to 505 m2.7% from 505 m to 568 m0.0% from 568 m to 634 m-0.6% from 634 m to 697 m-0.7% from 697 m to 726 m0.0% from 726 m to 770 m0.5% from 770 m to 833 m3.1% from 833 m to 897 m0.6% from 897 m to 964 m0.0% from 964 m to 1.0 km-0.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km1.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-0.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.2% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-0.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-0.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.9% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km1.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km1.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.8% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km1.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance12.25 km / 7.61 miles
Elevation gain92.7 m / 304 ft
Average gradient0.8%
Maximum gradient8.5%
Elevation high154.8 m / 508 ft
Elevation low61.2 m / 201 ft
Climb difficulty score9,312.28

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 623,880th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 47,974th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 34,113th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 702nd out of 3,507 cycling climbs in Northumberland.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Ponteland.

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