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The Straits #1

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High Arcal Road, Himley, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, DY3 4DB, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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60 m90 m125 m155 m11.1% from 0 m to 4 m10.8% from 4 m to 7 m11.8% from 7 m to 11 m0.0% from 11 m to 32 m12.1% from 32 m to 35 m11.8% from 35 m to 39 m12.1% from 39 m to 42 m11.4% from 42 m to 46 m18.2% from 46 m to 49 m0.0% from 49 m to 59 m11.8% from 59 m to 63 m11.4% from 63 m to 66 m11.4% from 66 m to 70 m11.1% from 70 m to 73 m11.8% from 73 m to 77 m0.0% from 77 m to 80 m1.6% from 80 m to 105 m10.8% from 105 m to 109 m11.1% from 109 m to 112 m10.8% from 112 m to 116 m16.2% from 116 m to 120 m0.0% from 120 m to 124 m1.3% from 124 m to 154 m10.3% from 154 m to 157 m11.1% from 157 m to 161 m10.5% from 161 m to 165 m10.8% from 165 m to 169 m3.5% from 169 m to 180 m10.8% from 180 m to 184 m17.1% from 184 m to 187 m10.3% from 187 m to 191 m11.1% from 191 m to 195 m0.0% from 195 m to 208 m11.4% from 208 m to 212 m12.1% from 212 m to 215 m12.9% from 215 m to 218 m12.9% from 218 m to 221 m13.8% from 221 m to 224 m0.0% from 224 m to 250 m0.0% from 250 m to 277 m0.0% from 277 m to 304 m0.0% 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from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.9% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km8.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km13.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km9.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km1.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.68 km / 1.67 miles
Elevation gain90.2 m / 296 ft
Average gradient3.4%
Maximum gradient14.4%
Elevation high150.4 m / 493 ft
Elevation low60.2 m / 198 ft
Climb difficulty score9,122.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 640,025th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 49,551st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 35,294th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 680th out of 6,357 cycling climbs in Staffordshire.

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Ranking 52nd out of 841 cycling climbs in South Staffordshire.

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