Prior to the Ridgeway
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 3.93 km / 2.44 miles |
| Elevation gain | 103.8 m / 341 ft |
| Average gradient | 2.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 17.7% |
| Elevation high | 229 m / 751 ft |
| Elevation low | 125.2 m / 411 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 10,377.58 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 545,432nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 40,020th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 28,112th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England. |
⚖ Ranks 18th out of 715 cycling climbs in Swindon. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 74 climbs) in Wroughton. |
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