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The Ball

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The Ball, Higher Town, Alcombe, Minehead, Somerset, England, TA24 5JJ, United Kingdom
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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30 m35 m45 m50 m5.1% from 0 m to 4 m5.3% from 4 m to 8 m5.9% from 8 m to 11 m5.9% from 11 m to 15 m5.9% from 15 m to 18 m5.6% from 18 m to 22 m11.8% from 22 m to 25 m5.6% from 25 m to 29 m11.4% from 29 m to 32 m5.4% from 32 m to 36 m5.4% from 36 m to 39 m5.9% from 39 m to 43 m0.0% from 43 m to 46 m5.9% from 46 m to 49 m5.4% from 49 m to 53 m5.9% from 53 m to 57 m11.4% from 57 m to 60 m11.8% from 60 m to 63 m11.8% from 63 m to 67 m11.8% from 67 m to 70 m11.8% from 70 m to 74 m11.1% from 74 m to 77 m12.5% from 77 m to 80 m13.8% from 80 m to 83 m14.3% from 83 m to 86 m16.7% from 86 m to 89 m16.0% from 89 m to 91 m25.0% from 91 m to 93 m16.7% from 93 m to 96 m18.2% from 96 m to 98 m19.0% from 98 m to 100 m10.0% from 100 m to 102 m19.0% from 102 m to 104 m15.4% from 104 m to 107 m16.7% from 107 m to 108 m30.8% from 108 m to 109 m30.8% from 109 m to 111 m100.0% from 111 m to 112 m0.0% from 112 m to 113 m15.4% from 113 m to 114 m0.0% from 114 m to 116 m15.4% from 116 m to 117 m9.5% from 117 m to 119 m8.7% from 119 m to 121 m8.7% from 121 m to 124 m9.1% from 124 m to 126 m14.8% from 126 m to 129 m8.3% from 129 m to 131 m8.3% from 131 m to 133 m18.2% from 133 m to 136 m8.0% from 136 m to 138 m8.3% from 138 m to 140 m14.3% from 140 m to 143 m7.1% from 143 m to 146 m6.7% from 146 m to 149 m7.1% from 149 m to 152 m0.0% from 152 m to 155 m6.1% from 155 m to 158 m0.0% from 158 m to 162 m0.0% from 162 m to 166 m0.0% from 166 m to 170 m-4.5% from 170 m to 175 m0.0% from 175 m to 179 m4.4% from 179 m to 183 m0.0% from 183 m to 188 m-4.3% from 188 m to 193 m0.0% from 193 m to 197 m0.0% from 197 m to 202 m0.0% from 202 m to 206 m4.3% from 206 m to 211 m0.0% from 211 m to 216 m0.0% from 216 m to 220 m0.0% from 220 m to 225 m0.0% from 225 m to 229 m-4.4% from 229 m to 234 m0.0% from 234 m to 238 m-4.4% from 238 m to 243 m0.0% from 243 m to 247 m0.0% from 247 m to 251 m0.0% from 251 m to 256 m0.0% from 256 m to 260 m-4.8% from 260 m to 264 m-4.7% from 264 m to 269 m0.0% from 269 m to 273 m-5.0% from 273 m to 277 m-4.8% from 277 m to 281 m-3.7% from 281 m to 286 m-7.3% from 286 m to 292 m-9.7% from 292 m to 298 m-14.3% from 298 m to 303 m-9.0% from 303 m to 310 m10%7%-3%0 m100 m200 m300 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.31 km / 0.19 miles
Elevation gain13 m / 43 ft
Average gradient4.2%
Maximum gradient27.5%
Elevation high47.8 m / 157 ft
Elevation low31 m / 102 ft
Climb difficulty score1,299.32

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,193,639th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 248,426th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 196,027th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 4,988th out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

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Ranking 82nd out of 91 cycling climbs in Minehead.

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