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The Philosopher's Stone

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Bove Town, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, BA6 8JE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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95 m120 m150 m175 m7.4% from 0 m to 8 m8.3% from 8 m to 13 m8.3% from 13 m to 18 m13.6% from 18 m to 22 m6.8% from 22 m to 28 m7.5% from 28 m to 33 m13.0% from 33 m to 38 m7.0% from 38 m to 44 m10.5% from 44 m to 49 m7.5% from 49 m to 55 m0.0% from 55 m to 67 m0.0% from 67 m to 73 m7.4% from 73 m to 78 m12.0% from 78 m to 83 m6.6% from 83 m to 89 m7.5% from 89 m to 94 m11.1% from 94 m to 100 m0.0% from 100 m to 107 m6.8% from 107 m to 113 m7.3% from 113 m to 118 m6.9% from 118 m to 124 m7.3% from 124 m to 130 m7.7% from 130 m to 135 m0.0% from 135 m to 145 m7.7% from 145 m to 151 m10.6% from 151 m to 160 m9.1% from 160 m to 169 m12.2% from 169 m to 174 m8.5% from 174 m to 178 m13.3% from 178 m to 183 m8.0% from 183 m to 188 m0.0% from 188 m to 193 m4.6% from 193 m to 202 m13.6% from 202 m to 206 m9.5% from 206 m to 210 m11.8% from 210 m to 214 m9.8% from 214 m to 218 m0.0% from 218 m to 222 m5.7% from 222 m to 229 m9.8% from 229 m to 233 m12.9% from 233 m to 236 m16.2% from 236 m to 240 m13.3% from 240 m to 243 m6.6% from 243 m to 249 m13.3% from 249 m to 252 m20.7% from 252 m to 255 m20.0% from 255 m to 257 m57.1% from 257 m to 257 m33.3% from 257 m to 259 m15.4% from 259 m to 262 m12.9% from 262 m to 265 m9.8% from 265 m to 269 m9.1% from 269 m to 273 m15.4% from 273 m to 277 m9.8% from 277 m to 281 m9.3% from 281 m to 286 m12.9% from 286 m to 289 m20.7% from 289 m to 292 m0.0% from 292 m to 296 m8.0% from 296 m to 301 m6.8% from 301 m to 307 m8.0% from 307 m to 312 m0.0% from 312 m to 322 m6.7% from 322 m to 328 m6.6% from 328 m to 335 m5.0% from 335 m to 346 m11.4% from 346 m to 350 m10.8% from 350 m to 354 m14.0% from 354 m to 358 m11.1% from 358 m to 362 m0.0% from 362 m to 365 m16.7% from 365 m to 369 m12.1% from 369 m to 372 m10.8% from 372 m to 376 m11.4% from 376 m to 379 m14.0% from 379 m to 384 m2.5% from 384 m to 399 m10.5% from 399 m to 403 m11.8% from 403 m to 407 m19.4% from 407 m to 410 m12.9% from 410 m to 413 m0.0% from 413 m to 416 m0.0% from 416 m to 422 m14.3% from 422 m to 425 m11.8% from 425 m to 428 m9.1% from 428 m to 433 m12.2% from 433 m to 438 m7.7% from 438 m to 443 m0.0% from 443 m to 452 m23.5% from 452 m to 454 m15.4% from 454 m to 457 m14.3% from 457 m to 459 m8.9% from 459 m to 464 m9.1% from 464 m to 468 m3.3% from 468 m to 481 m13.3% from 481 m to 484 m11.4% from 484 m to 487 m10.3% from 487 m to 491 m8.3% from 491 m to 496 m3.1% from 496 m to 509 m17.1% from 509 m to 512 m12.1% from 512 m to 516 m9.8% from 516 m to 520 m9.8% from 520 m to 524 m0.0% from 524 m to 531 m4.8% from 531 m to 540 m17.1% from 540 m to 543 m13.3% from 543 m to 546 m12.1% from 546 m to 550 m30.0% from 550 m to 552 m13.8% from 552 m to 554 m21.4% from 554 m to 557 m16.0% from 557 m to 560 m31.6% from 560 m to 562 m22.2% from 562 m to 563 m16.0% from 563 m to 566 m14.8% from 566 m to 569 m10.5% from 569 m to 572 m10.8% from 572 m to 576 m6.8% from 576 m to 582 m14.0% from 582 m to 586 m10.0% from 586 m to 590 m8.9% from 590 m to 595 m11.1% from 595 m to 598 m16.7% from 598 m to 602 m10.0% from 602 m to 606 m11.4% from 606 m to 610 m11.4% from 610 m to 613 m9.1% from 613 m to 617 m0.0% from 617 m to 622 m0.0% from 622 m to 631 m0.0% from 631 m to 641 m0.0% from 641 m to 648 m0.0% from 648 m to 663 m3.0% from 663 m to 677 m7.0% from 677 m to 682 m9.8% from 682 m to 688 m9.1% from 688 m to 693 m8.2% from 693 m to 698 m0.0% from 698 m to 703 m7.8% from 703 m to 708 m9.3% from 708 m to 713 m13.3% from 713 m to 716 m13.3% from 716 m to 719 m10.5% from 719 m to 722 m0.0% from 722 m to 733 m2.2% from 733 m to 751 m7.3% from 751 m to 757 m8.7% from 757 m to 762 m9.1% from 762 m to 766 m12.2% from 766 m to 771 m0.0% from 771 m to 776 m3.8% from 776 m to 786 m7.7% from 786 m to 791 m8.0% from 791 m to 796 m12.2% from 796 m to 801 m7.7% from 801 m to 807 m0.0% from 807 m to 816 m0.0% from 816 m to 830 m4.0% from 830 m to 840 m8.2% from 840 m to 845 m14.0% from 845 m to 849 m8.7% from 849 m to 854 m8.3% from 854 m to 859 m0.0% from 859 m to 872 m3.8% from 872 m to 883 m7.3% from 883 m to 888 m8.0% from 888 m to 893 m8.7% from 893 m to 898 m10.3% from 898 m to 902 m2.0% from 902 m to 922 m4.9% from 922 m to 930 m9.3% from 930 m to 934 m10.3% from 934 m to 938 m11.1% from 938 m to 942 m15.8% from 942 m to 946 m10.0% from 946 m to 950 m10.0% from 950 m to 954 m15.4% from 954 m to 958 m9.3% from 958 m to 962 m0.0% from 962 m to 966 m2.7% from 966 m to 981 m7.4% from 981 m to 987 m6.8% from 987 m to 993 m9.0% from 993 m to 999 m5.6% from 999 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-3.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-4.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-0.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-5.8% 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 km0.0% from 1.2 km 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.29 km / 0.80 miles
Elevation gain67.6 m / 222 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient24%
Elevation high170.4 m / 559 ft
Elevation low98.2 m / 322 ft
Climb difficulty score6,756.98

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 870,870th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 74,277th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 54,069th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,821st out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

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Ranking 12th out of 83 cycling climbs in Glastonbury.

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