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Why am I riding up this?

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Hopcott Common, Minehead, Somerset, England, TA24 8DP, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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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
Distance0.97 km / 0.60 miles
Elevation gain127 m / 417 ft
Average gradient13.1%
Maximum gradient49.1%
Elevation high296 m / 971 ft
Elevation low169 m / 554 ft
Climb difficulty score12,704.04

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 421,654th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 27,431st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 18,695th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 913th out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

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Ranking 24th out of 91 cycling climbs in Minehead.

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