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Alcombe hairpin & climb

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YHA Minehead, Manor Road, Alcombe, Minehead, Somerset, England, TA24 6EW, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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m to 548 m10.5% from 548 m to 552 m11.6% from 552 m to 556 m9.4% from 556 m to 559 m10.5% from 559 m to 565 m10.2% from 565 m to 570 m8.9% from 570 m to 574 m10.0% from 574 m to 579 m8.3% from 579 m to 584 m11.1% from 584 m to 589 m10.9% from 589 m to 593 m12.2% from 593 m to 598 m19.1% from 598 m to 603 m-7.5% from 603 m to 607 m-8.8% from 607 m to 610 m-2.4% from 610 m to 614 m6.5% from 614 m to 619 m-2.0% from 619 m to 624 m-7.5% from 624 m to 629 m-2.8% from 629 m to 633 m-3.2% from 633 m to 636 m0.0% from 636 m to 640 m4.8% from 640 m to 646 m1.9% from 646 m to 651 m0.0% from 651 m to 657 m4.8% from 657 m to 663 m-5.4% from 663 m to 668 m-7.3% from 668 m to 674 m15.0% from 674 m to 678 m15.0% from 678 m to 682 m17.4% from 682 m to 686 m14.9% from 686 m to 691 m7.7% from 691 m to 695 m5.1% from 695 m to 699 m9.5% from 699 m to 703 m11.8% from 703 m to 707 m1.7% from 707 m to 712 m-8.9% from 712 m to 717 m2.4% from 717 m to 721 m16.0% from 721 m to 726 m2.2% from 726 m to 731 m-9.1% from 731 m to 735 m6.3% from 735 m to 738 m17.8% from 738 m to 743 m13.6% from 743 m to 747 m5.9% from 747 m to 750 m6.3% from 750 m to 755 m13.3% from 755 m to 760 m13.0% from 760 m to 764 m4.2% from 764 m to 769 m4.2% from 769 m to 774 m16.2% from 774 m to 778 m14.9% from 778 m to 782 m0.0% from 782 m to 787 m-2.0% from 787 m to 792 m10.9% from 792 m to 798 m12.5% from 798 m to 802 m10.4% from 802 m to 807 m8.2% from 807 m to 812 m-2.3% from 812 m to 816 m-2.5% from 816 m to 820 m10.3% from 820 m to 824 m18.4% from 824 m to 829 m8.9% from 829 m to 834 m-2.3% from 834 m to 838 m2.0% from 838 m to 843 m8.3% from 843 m to 848 m2.2% from 848 m to 852 m-2.2% from 852 m to 857 m-3.3% from 857 m to 860 m9.7% from 860 m to 863 m95.3% from 863 m to 867 m17.1% from 867 m to 871 m20.0% from 871 m to 874 m15.4% from 874 m to 878 m18.4% from 878 m to 882 m18.6% from 882 m to 886 m17.5% from 886 m to 890 m14.7% from 890 m to 893 m18.2% from 893 m to 897 m16.7% from 897 m to 900 m16.7% from 900 m to 904 m15.6% from 904 m to 907 m16.2% from 907 m to 911 m13.3% from 911 m to 915 m13.5% from 915 m to 919 m14.3% from 919 m to 924 m16.1% from 924 m to 927 m14.7% from 927 m to 930 m13.3% from 930 m to 933 m12.1% from 933 m to 937 m12.9% from 937 m to 940 m15.8% from 940 m to 944 m12.2% from 944 m to 948 m13.3% from 948 m to 952 m14.3% from 952 m to 956 m11.8% from 956 m to 960 m8.8% from 960 m to 963 m11.8% from 963 m to 967 m12.5% from 967 m to 970 m8.8% from 970 m to 973 m12.9% from 973 m to 976 m10.0% from 976 m to 980 m11.1% from 980 m to 984 m9.7% from 984 m to 987 m8.3% from 987 m to 991 m8.8% from 991 m to 994 m8.8% from 994 m to 997 m10.5% from 997 m to 1.0 km8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.3% from 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.05 km / 0.65 miles
Elevation gain83.4 m / 274 ft
Average gradient8%
Maximum gradient40.3%
Elevation high154.1 m / 506 ft
Elevation low70.7 m / 232 ft
Climb difficulty score8,339.81

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 717,541st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 57,404th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 41,149th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,492nd out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

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Ranking 44th out of 91 cycling climbs in Minehead.

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