Old Wells Road to A37

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Old Wells Road, Tadhill House Farm, Leigh-on-Mendip, Downhead, Somerset, England, BA3 5QX, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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140 m175 m210 m245 m0.5% from 0 m to 40 m2.2% from 40 m to 86 m4.2% from 86 m to 147 m1.6% from 147 m to 209 m0.0% from 209 m to 262 m-1.8% from 262 m to 317 m-2.5% from 317 m to 404 m-1.7% from 404 m to 474 m-1.2% from 474 m to 508 m1.1% from 508 m to 561 m2.2% from 561 m to 607 m5.0% from 607 m to 651 m4.7% from 651 m to 677 m5.6% from 677 m to 709 m6.9% from 709 m to 718 m9.5% from 718 m to 722 m7.4% from 722 m to 754 m7.9% from 754 m to 795 m6.5% from 795 m to 823 m6.6% from 823 m to 853 m9.7% from 853 m to 872 m6.9% from 872 m to 901 m8.1% from 901 m to 930 m5.8% from 930 m to 972 m6.8% from 972 m to 1.0 km5.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km1.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km2.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km2.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.6% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km1.3% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-0.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.3% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.7% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km2.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.3% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km0.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.4% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km3.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km3.6% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km4.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km1.0% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km0.5% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km2.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km3.5% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km2.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km2.2% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km2.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km2.1% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km3.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km2.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km4.6% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km6.9% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km5.3% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km4.6% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km4.8% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km1.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-1.0% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km-1.2% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-2.4% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-2.9% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km-4.4% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km-6.2% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-6.4% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km-6.8% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-7.9% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-9.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-9.7% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km-8.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-8.1% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-6.8% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km-4.2% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km-5.9% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km0.0% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km-4.0% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km-1.6% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km-2.3% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km-1.9% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km1.6% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km0.0% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km1.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km0.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km2.8% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km1.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km6.3% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km3.2% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km5.1% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km3.7% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km5.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km4.7% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km6.2% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km3.6% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km4.5% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km2.2% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km4.9% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km3.0% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km4.9% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km4.3% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km5.8% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km3.7% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km5.9% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km4.1% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km2.8% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km5.2% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km4.6% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km2.7% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km2.4% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km0.4% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km0.0% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km1.9% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km0.6% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km0.9% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km3.3% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km3.8% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km4.6% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km4.2% from 5.5 km to 5.5 km3.7% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km2.2% from 5.6 km to 5.6 km-1.5% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km-6.0% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km-4.9% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km-2.3% from 5.8 km to 5.8 km4.8% from 5.8 km to 5.8 km7.1% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km3.5% from 5.9 km to 5.9 km2.1% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km0.0% from 6.0 km to 6.0 km0.0% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km0.4% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km-1.3% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km-1.5% from 6.2 km to 6.3 km-0.4% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km0.0% from 6.3 km to 6.4 km-0.9% from 6.4 km to 6.4 km-0.6% from 6.4 km to 6.5 km-0.9% from 6.5 km to 6.5 km0.0% from 6.5 km to 6.5 km-1.4% from 6.5 km to 6.6 km-0.6% from 6.6 km to 6.7 km-0.4% from 6.7 km to 6.8 km-0.6% from 6.8 km to 6.9 km-0.3% from 6.9 km to 6.9 km1.5% from 6.9 km to 7.0 km-1.8% from 7.0 km to 7.1 km-3.0% from 7.1 km to 7.2 km-4.1% from 7.2 km to 7.2 km-5.4% from 7.2 km to 7.3 km3%2%2%-1%3%1%-1%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km6 km7 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance7.31 km / 4.54 miles
Elevation gain146 m / 479 ft
Average gradient1.2%
Maximum gradient7.7%
Elevation high242.2 m / 795 ft
Elevation low141 m / 463 ft
Climb difficulty score8,777.28

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 671,890th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 52,822nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 37,745th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 1,409th out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Downhead.

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