a long grind

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Dudley Road, Himley, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, DY3 4LF, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of a long grind.

80 m130 m180 m230 m2.6% from 0 m to 27 m2.5% from 27 m to 56 m2.4% from 56 m to 85 m1.3% from 85 m to 115 m1.0% from 115 m to 146 m0.3% from 146 m to 176 m-1.1% from 176 m to 203 m0.0% from 203 m to 229 m1.7% from 229 m to 258 m2.3% from 258 m to 294 m2.4% from 294 m to 311 m2.7% from 311 m to 340 m1.1% from 340 m to 377 m1.3% from 377 m to 400 m0.9% from 400 m to 423 m0.6% from 423 m to 441 m1.6% from 441 m to 472 m1.3% from 472 m to 496 m0.7% from 496 m to 511 m-1.4% from 511 m to 533 m0.0% from 533 m to 558 m0.4% from 558 m to 584 m1.4% from 584 m to 606 m1.4% from 606 m to 628 m3.2% from 628 m to 646 m3.6% from 646 m to 669 m2.6% from 669 m to 688 m1.4% from 688 m to 709 m1.4% from 709 m to 738 m1.0% from 738 m to 758 m1.7% from 758 m to 775 m1.7% from 775 m to 800 m2.5% from 800 m to 820 m3.3% from 820 m to 838 m4.0% from 838 m to 858 m3.3% from 858 m to 877 m3.9% from 877 m to 899 m3.6% from 899 m to 921 m1.7% from 921 m to 945 m0.4% from 945 m to 969 m0.5% from 969 m to 990 m2.1% from 990 m to 1.0 km1.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km1.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-3.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.7% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance4.93 km / 3.06 miles
Elevation gain142.8 m / 469 ft
Average gradient2.9%
Maximum gradient8%
Elevation high225.5 m / 740 ft
Elevation low82.66 m / 271 ft
Climb difficulty score14,284.82

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 361,849th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 21,407th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,251st out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 253rd out of 6,357 cycling climbs in Staffordshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 841 climbs) in South Staffordshire.

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