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the switchback

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Keeper's Combe, Over Stowey, Somerset, England, TA5 1HF, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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185 m210 m230 m255 m-5.3% from 0 m to 4 m-5.7% from 4 m to 7 m-2.9% from 7 m to 11 m-3.8% from 11 m to 16 m-3.6% from 16 m to 22 m0.0% from 22 m to 28 m0.0% from 28 m to 31 m3.2% from 31 m to 34 m3.1% from 34 m to 37 m1.8% from 37 m to 43 m-1.9% from 43 m to 48 m-1.9% from 48 m to 53 m-1.9% from 53 m to 58 m-1.7% from 58 m to 64 m-3.0% from 64 m to 68 m2.4% from 68 m to 72 m0.0% from 72 m to 75 m6.5% from 75 m to 78 m6.5% from 78 m to 81 m3.4% from 81 m to 87 m3.2% from 87 m to 90 m-3.3% from 90 m to 93 m-5.5% from 93 m to 99 m-3.9% from 99 m to 104 m3.9% from 104 m to 109 m6.3% from 109 m to 112 m0.0% from 112 m to 116 m-5.4% from 116 m to 119 m-5.4% from 119 m to 123 m-8.1% from 123 m to 127 m-7.9% from 127 m to 131 m-5.9% from 131 m to 134 m-5.7% from 134 m to 138 m-2.8% from 138 m to 141 m-3.2% from 141 m to 144 m4.2% from 144 m to 149 m4.7% from 149 m to 153 m6.0% from 153 m to 158 m3.2% from 158 m to 161 m5.9% from 161 m to 165 m2.6% from 165 m to 169 m8.3% from 169 m to 172 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.75 km / 1.09 miles
Elevation gain77.2 m / 253 ft
Average gradient1.7%
Maximum gradient27.1%
Elevation high250.3 m / 821 ft
Elevation low185.9 m / 610 ft
Climb difficulty score2,978.23

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,541,527th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 154,870th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 118,340th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 3,432nd out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

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Ranking 76th out of 105 cycling climbs in Over Stowey.

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