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The Impossible Climb

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Sparrow Lane, Hunter's Hill, Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland, Tees Valley, England, TS14 7NE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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180 m215 m250 m285 m6.8% from 0 m to 4 m7.0% from 4 m to 10 m8.6% from 10 m to 21 m10.1% from 21 m to 28 m10.6% from 28 m to 36 m7.1% from 36 m to 39 m22.2% from 39 m to 42 m7.7% from 42 m to 44 m7.7% from 44 m to 49 m9.6% from 49 m to 55 m9.3% from 55 m to 60 m8.7% from 60 m to 62 m13.0% from 62 m to 69 m18.3% from 69 m to 76 m16.1% from 76 m to 79 m22.1% from 79 m to 87 m23.3% from 87 m to 93 m23.7% from 93 m to 97 m22.6% from 97 m to 103 m22.7% from 103 m to 107 m17.4% from 107 m to 114 m18.5% from 114 m to 121 m19.6% from 121 m to 126 m16.3% from 126 m to 135 m18.4% from 135 m to 138 m15.2% from 138 m to 142 m15.2% from 142 m to 148 m14.8% from 148 m to 154 m17.3% from 154 m to 161 m14.8% from 161 m to 167 m14.0% from 167 m to 172 m13.6% from 172 m to 174 m14.3% from 174 m to 180 m12.5% from 180 m to 186 m13.6% from 186 m to 195 m16.7% from 195 m to 201 m15.3% from 201 m to 208 m18.0% from 208 m to 217 m17.5% from 217 m to 222 m15.8% from 222 m to 228 m16.2% from 228 m to 235 m18.5% from 235 m to 240 m20.7% from 240 m to 243 m18.8% from 243 m to 250 m21.2% from 250 m to 255 m23.1% from 255 m to 262 m24.1% from 262 m to 265 m21.9% from 265 m to 268 m23.6% from 268 m to 273 m21.7% from 273 m to 299 m22.9% from 299 m to 308 m20.0% from 308 m to 311 m18.5% from 311 m to 316 m16.9% from 316 m to 322 m15.4% from 322 m to 324 m17.9% from 324 m to 328 m20.9% from 328 m to 333 m16.1% from 333 m to 338 m18.2% from 338 m to 342 m21.4% from 342 m to 347 m17.9% from 347 m to 350 m19.6% from 350 m to 355 m20.0% from 355 m to 361 m21.2% from 361 m to 367 m19.6% from 367 m to 372 m22.4% from 372 m to 379 m21.9% from 379 m to 385 m22.2% from 385 m to 392 m22.2% from 392 m to 398 m19.5% from 398 m to 402 m19.4% from 402 m to 415 m18.2% from 415 m to 423 m21.4% from 423 m to 430 m40.8% from 430 m to 440 m16.7% from 440 m to 444 m16.7% from 444 m to 447 m17.0% from 447 m to 452 m20.2% from 452 m to 462 m15.6% from 462 m to 469 m16.3% from 469 m to 473 m16.7% from 473 m to 478 m15.4% from 478 m to 481 m14.8% from 481 m to 484 m16.1% from 484 m to 489 m14.3% from 489 m to 497 m17.5% from 497 m to 503 m11.8% from 503 m to 512 m11.5% from 512 m to 517 m10.6% from 517 m to 522 m9.8% from 522 m to 527 m11.4% from 527 m to 531 m10.4% from 531 m to 538 m9.8% from 538 m to 543 m7.6% from 543 m to 551 m7.7% from 551 m to 556 m8.8% from 556 m to 562 m5.4% from 562 m to 566 m8.0% from 566 m to 571 m6.5% from 571 m to 582 m5.8% from 582 m to 590 m7.1% from 590 m to 600 m5.5% from 600 m to 605 m8.3% from 605 m to 613 m6.7% from 613 m to 622 m13%16%20%20%20%9%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.62 km / 0.39 miles
Elevation gain99.7 m / 327 ft
Average gradient16%
Maximum gradient27.9%
Elevation high284 m / 932 ft
Elevation low184.3 m / 605 ft
Climb difficulty score9,970.46

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 573,126th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 42,816th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 30,239th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 114th out of 761 cycling climbs in Redcar and Cleveland.

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Ranking 72nd out of 358 cycling climbs in Guisborough.

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