Blackdown Climb

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Link Lane, Rickford, Priddy, Somerset, England, BS40 7AU, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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180 m220 m255 m295 m7.8% from 0 m to 8 m6.9% from 8 m to 14 m7.2% from 14 m to 20 m7.6% from 20 m to 27 m9.0% from 27 m to 34 m9.3% from 34 m to 39 m9.2% from 39 m to 46 m11.3% from 46 m to 52 m9.8% from 52 m to 58 m9.7% from 58 m to 65 m10.2% from 65 m to 71 m10.8% from 71 m to 78 m9.2% from 78 m to 84 m10.6% from 84 m to 91 m9.5% from 91 m to 97 m9.7% from 97 m to 103 m10.3% from 103 m to 109 m10.6% from 109 m to 116 m10.2% from 116 m to 121 m9.0% from 121 m to 128 m13.3% from 128 m to 134 m11.9% from 134 m to 140 m13.5% from 140 m to 145 m13.1% from 145 m to 151 m11.8% from 151 m to 156 m14.0% from 156 m to 161 m11.3% from 161 m to 167 m13.7% from 167 m to 172 m12.1% from 172 m to 178 m11.5% from 178 m to 184 m12.5% from 184 m to 189 m12.1% from 189 m to 194 m11.8% from 194 m to 199 m11.1% from 199 m to 204 m11.5% from 204 m to 209 m10.5% from 209 m to 215 m10.7% from 215 m to 220 m10.9% from 220 m to 226 m15.7% from 226 m to 231 m17.0% from 231 m to 236 m15.4% from 236 m to 242 m17.0% from 242 m to 246 m15.8% from 246 m to 250 m15.6% from 250 m to 255 m16.2% from 255 m to 261 m17.4% from 261 m to 266 m13.9% from 266 m to 270 m15.0% from 270 m to 274 m16.7% from 274 m to 278 m17.1% from 278 m to 282 m14.9% from 282 m to 287 m17.0% from 287 m to 292 m16.0% from 292 m to 297 m15.2% from 297 m to 301 m14.6% from 301 m to 306 m14.8% from 306 m to 312 m15.6% from 312 m to 316 m17.1% from 316 m to 320 m15.2% from 320 m to 325 m14.0% from 325 m to 329 m14.0% from 329 m to 333 m12.8% from 333 m to 337 m16.3% from 337 m to 342 m13.9% from 342 m to 345 m14.7% from 345 m to 349 m13.2% from 349 m to 352 m12.1% from 352 m to 356 m15.8% from 356 m to 360 m13.9% from 360 m to 363 m14.6% from 363 m to 367 m14.3% from 367 m to 371 m14.3% from 371 m to 376 m12.5% from 376 m to 379 m13.6% from 379 m to 383 m12.5% from 383 m to 388 m14.3% from 388 m to 392 m14.0% from 392 m to 396 m15.0% from 396 m to 400 m16.7% from 400 m to 403 m14.3% from 403 m to 408 m17.5% from 408 m to 412 m14.3% from 412 m to 415 m15.4% from 415 m to 419 m13.3% from 419 m to 424 m14.3% from 424 m to 428 m13.7% from 428 m to 433 m11.9% from 433 m to 437 m15.0% from 437 m to 441 m12.8% from 441 m to 446 m15.0% from 446 m to 450 m11.6% from 450 m to 454 m15.2% from 454 m to 459 m12.2% from 459 m to 464 m14.0% from 464 m to 469 m13.3% from 469 m to 473 m13.3% from 473 m to 478 m12.8% from 478 m to 482 m13.5% from 482 m to 487 m14.6% from 487 m to 492 m14.6% from 492 m to 497 m14.0% from 497 m to 501 m13.3% from 501 m to 506 m14.3% from 506 m to 511 m14.9% from 511 m to 515 m11.1% from 515 m to 520 m8.3% from 520 m to 525 m10.3% from 525 m to 529 m10.4% from 529 m to 533 m8.9% from 533 m to 538 m10.2% from 538 m to 543 m11.1% from 543 m to 547 m11.1% from 547 m to 551 m9.5% from 551 m to 555 m11.9% from 555 m to 559 m11.1% from 559 m to 563 m10.5% from 563 m to 567 m10.6% from 567 m to 571 m11.1% from 571 m to 576 m11.6% from 576 m to 580 m12.8% from 580 m to 585 m10.4% from 585 m to 590 m9.3% from 590 m to 594 m11.3% from 594 m to 599 m10.6% from 599 m to 604 m10.6% from 604 m to 609 m13.7% from 609 m to 614 m8.2% from 614 m to 619 m4.3% from 619 m to 623 m4.9% from 623 m to 627 m5.1% from 627 m to 631 m6.7% from 631 m to 636 m6.3% from 636 m to 641 m4.9% from 641 m to 645 m7.4% from 645 m to 650 m7.0% from 650 m to 656 m5.9% from 656 m to 661 m7.3% from 661 m to 666 m6.9% from 666 m to 672 m7.1% from 672 m to 678 m6.7% from 678 m to 684 m7.5% from 684 m to 691 m8.3% from 691 m to 698 m8.3% from 698 m to 705 m7.5% from 705 m to 712 m9.7% from 712 m to 719 m11.1% from 719 m to 726 m10.0% from 726 m to 733 m9.5% from 733 m to 739 m9.5% from 739 m to 746 m8.5% from 746 m to 752 m10.0% from 752 m to 759 m8.7% from 759 m to 765 m9.0% from 765 m to 772 m8.8% from 772 m to 779 m8.6% from 779 m to 786 m8.7% from 786 m to 793 m9.6% from 793 m to 800 m8.8% from 800 m to 807 m9.5% from 807 m to 814 m10.8% from 814 m to 822 m13.0% from 822 m to 829 m13.3% from 829 m to 837 m12.5% from 837 m to 845 m11.8% from 845 m to 853 m10.3% from 853 m to 860 m9.9% from 860 m to 867 m9.4% from 867 m to 873 m9.4% from 873 m to 878 m8.0% from 878 m to 883 m9.8% from 883 m to 888 m8.9% from 888 m to 894 m9.3% from 894 m to 899 m10.3% from 899 m to 905 m10.5% from 905 m to 911 m8.5% from 911 m to 917 m7.0% from 917 m to 922 m7.4% from 922 m to 928 m8.2% from 928 m to 934 m6.9% from 934 m to 940 m7.0% from 940 m to 945 m8.5% from 945 m to 951 m6.9% from 951 m to 957 m7.9% from 957 m to 963 m7.6% from 963 m to 970 m8.2% from 970 m to 976 m11%15%9%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.98 km / 0.61 miles
Elevation gain108.4 m / 356 ft
Average gradient11.1%
Maximum gradient15.3%
Elevation high292.42 m / 959 ft
Elevation low184.02 m / 604 ft
Climb difficulty score10,843.36

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 516,027th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 37,047th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 25,896th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 1,118th out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Rickford.

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