The Big Forest Climb

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Kinlet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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55 m90 m120 m155 m4.8% from 0 m to 4 m3.7% from 4 m to 10 m4.9% from 10 m to 14 m3.9% from 14 m to 19 m0.0% from 19 m to 23 m3.9% from 23 m to 29 m11.4% from 29 m to 32 m15.4% from 32 m to 35 m22.2% from 35 m to 38 m10.0% from 38 m to 42 m5.6% from 42 m to 46 m4.8% from 46 m to 50 m12.1% from 50 m to 53 m10.5% from 53 m to 57 m13.3% from 57 m to 62 m9.5% from 62 m to 66 m8.5% from 66 m to 71 m14.6% from 71 m to 75 m4.1% from 75 m to 80 m7.4% from 80 m to 85 m4.1% from 85 m to 90 m10.3% from 90 m to 94 m8.7% from 94 m to 98 m4.3% from 98 m to 103 m8.9% from 103 m to 108 m3.8% from 108 m to 113 m4.7% from 113 m to 117 m0.0% from 117 m to 121 m11.1% from 121 m to 125 m4.1% from 125 m to 130 m9.8% from 130 m to 134 m5.7% from 134 m to 138 m4.1% from 138 m to 142 m4.3% from 142 m to 147 m4.5% from 147 m to 151 m14.3% from 151 m to 154 m25.0% from 154 m to 156 m18.2% from 156 m to 158 m5.4% from 158 m to 162 m5.6% from 162 m to 165 m5.6% from 165 m to 169 m0.0% from 169 m to 172 m12.9% from 172 m to 175 m6.5% from 175 m to 178 m11.8% from 178 m to 182 m12.9% from 182 m to 185 m10.8% from 185 m to 189 m10.0% from 189 m to 193 m4.4% from 193 m to 197 m4.3% from 197 m to 202 m13.3% from 202 m to 205 m20.0% from 205 m to 208 m12.5% from 208 m to 211 m4.3% from 211 m to 216 m15.4% from 216 m to 218 m9.5% from 218 m to 220 m16.0% from 220 m to 223 m0.0% from 223 m to 226 m14.0% from 226 m to 231 m10.5% from 231 m to 236 m5.1% from 236 m to 240 m7.0% from 240 m to 246 m4.2% from 246 m to 251 m5.6% from 251 m to 254 m5.1% from 254 m to 258 m5.0% from 258 m to 262 m3.4% from 262 m to 268 m3.6% from 268 m to 274 m0.0% from 274 m to 279 m4.1% from 279 m to 284 m3.7% from 284 m to 289 m4.3% from 289 m to 294 m4.8% from 294 m to 298 m4.4% from 298 m to 302 m5.0% from 302 m to 306 m7.7% from 306 m to 309 m5.4% from 309 m to 313 m9.1% from 313 m to 317 m6.5% from 317 m to 320 m13.6% from 320 m to 324 m6.3% from 324 m to 328 m15.0% from 328 m to 332 m15.4% from 332 m to 336 m5.4% from 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km to 1.0 km5.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 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1.4 km11.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km20.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km22.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km22.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km11.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.9% from 1.5 km 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.54 km / 0.96 miles
Elevation gain95.8 m / 314 ft
Average gradient6.2%
Maximum gradient15.5%
Elevation high152.4 m / 500 ft
Elevation low56.6 m / 186 ft
Climb difficulty score9,576.44

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 602,562nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 45,796th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 32,460th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 830th out of 3,810 cycling climbs in Shropshire.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Kinlet.

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