Hestecombe Hill climb

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4, Volis Hill, Taunton, Somerset, England, TA2 8LE, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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65 m110 m155 m200 m5.3% from 0 m to 8 m10.5% from 8 m to 11 m10.8% from 11 m to 15 m10.8% from 15 m to 19 m11.1% from 19 m to 22 m9.1% from 22 m to 33 m11.4% from 33 m to 37 m10.5% from 37 m to 41 m16.2% from 41 m to 44 m3.8% from 44 m to 55 m11.8% from 55 m to 58 m17.1% from 58 m to 62 m10.8% from 62 m to 65 m15.0% from 65 m to 69 m5.3% from 69 m to 77 m11.8% from 77 m to 80 m12.5% from 80 m to 84 m13.3% from 84 m to 87 m12.9% from 87 m to 90 m0.0% from 90 m to 93 m12.9% from 93 m to 96 m13.3% from 96 m to 99 m12.5% from 99 m to 102 m17.6% from 102 m to 106 m12.5% from 106 m to 109 m8.6% from 109 m to 118 m20.0% from 118 m to 121 m12.9% from 121 m to 124 m20.7% from 124 m to 127 m13.8% from 127 m to 130 m13.3% from 130 m to 133 m12.9% from 133 m to 136 m13.8% from 136 m to 139 m15.4% from 139 m to 142 m7.4% from 142 m to 147 m15.4% from 147 m to 150 m21.4% from 150 m to 152 m13.8% from 152 m to 155 m14.8% from 155 m to 158 m0.0% from 158 m to 161 m14.3% from 161 m to 164 m12.9% from 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to 298 m44.4% from 298 m to 300 m6.9% from 300 m to 306 m0.0% from 306 m to 313 m6.1% from 313 m to 319 m18.2% from 319 m to 323 m11.8% from 323 m to 326 m13.8% from 326 m to 329 m10.8% from 329 m to 333 m0.0% from 333 m to 339 m5.6% from 339 m to 347 m22.2% from 347 m to 349 m16.7% from 349 m to 352 m16.7% from 352 m to 354 m25.0% from 354 m to 356 m7.4% from 356 m to 362 m21.4% from 362 m to 365 m14.3% from 365 m to 367 m14.8% from 367 m to 370 m22.2% from 370 m to 373 m4.6% from 373 m to 382 m13.3% from 382 m to 385 m12.9% from 385 m to 388 m30.3% from 388 m to 391 m0.0% from 391 m to 398 m4.9% from 398 m to 406 m9.3% from 406 m to 411 m9.1% from 411 m to 415 m12.5% from 415 m to 420 m7.8% from 420 m to 425 m0.0% from 425 m to 463 m1.1% from 463 m to 500 m5.9% from 500 m to 507 m5.9% from 507 m to 514 m5.8% from 514 m to 521 m8.1% from 521 m to 528 m0.0% from 528 m to 565 m0.0% from 565 m to 627 m0.0% from 627 m to 682 m0.7% from 682 m to 742 m5.8% from 742 m to 749 m8.8% from 749 m 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.4 km / 1.49 miles
Elevation gain130.6 m / 428 ft
Average gradient5.5%
Maximum gradient21.8%
Elevation high199 m / 653 ft
Elevation low68.4 m / 224 ft
Climb difficulty score13,059.29

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 406,925th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 25,907th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 17,570th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 876th out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

Ranking 83rd out of 294 cycling climbs in Taunton.

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