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The hill of doom

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Castle Syke Hill, Ackworth, Low Ackworth, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, WF7 7EW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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15 m30 m45 m60 m1.7% from 0 m to 12 m3.4% from 12 m to 23 m1.9% from 23 m to 34 m3.8% from 34 m to 45 m3.8% from 45 m to 55 m2.0% from 55 m to 65 m4.0% from 65 m to 75 m4.1% from 75 m to 85 m0.0% from 85 m to 93 m7.0% from 93 m to 102 m4.9% from 102 m to 110 m10.4% from 110 m to 118 m5.6% from 118 m to 125 m5.3% from 125 m to 133 m7.4% from 133 m to 141 m7.6% from 141 m to 149 m9.8% from 149 m to 157 m7.5% from 157 m to 165 m7.5% from 165 m to 173 m5.0% from 173 m to 181 m4.9% from 181 m to 189 m9.6% from 189 m to 197 m9.9% from 197 m to 205 m10.8% from 205 m to 213 m5.3% from 213 m to 220 m10.1% from 220 m to 228 m13.5% from 228 m to 236 m13.2% from 236 m to 243 m5.4% from 243 m to 251 m8.1% from 251 m to 258 m2.8% from 258 m to 265 m5.8% from 265 m to 272 m9.7% from 272 m to 278 m14.0% from 278 m to 284 m11.5% from 284 m to 289 m7.1% from 289 m to 295 m9.8% from 295 m to 301 m12.3% from 301 m to 307 m15.6% from 307 m to 314 m9.4% from 314 m to 320 m9.4% from 320 m to 327 m6.6% from 327 m to 333 m3.6% from 333 m to 338 m3.6% from 338 m to 344 m7.1% from 344 m to 349 m3.4% from 349 m to 355 m7.5% from 355 m to 361 m7.7% from 361 m to 366 m11.5% from 366 m to 371 m11.8% from 371 m to 376 m7.3% from 376 m to 382 m3.5% from 382 m to 387 m3.5% from 387 m to 393 m3.4% from 393 m to 399 m7.8% from 399 m to 404 m13.8% from 404 m to 410 m10.9% from 410 m to 415 m7.4% from 415 m to 421 m8.0% from 421 m to 426 m4.1% from 426 m to 430 m4.0% from 430 m to 435 m0.0% from 435 m to 440 m0.0% from 440 m to 445 m7.8% from 445 m to 451 m4.1% from 451 m to 455 m4.3% from 455 m to 460 m8.9% from 460 m to 465 m14.3% from 465 m to 469 m13.3% from 469 m to 473 m7.5% from 473 m to 479 m7.5% from 479 m to 484 m7.5% from 484 m to 489 m0.0% from 489 m to 494 m3.5% from 494 m to 500 m7.4% from 500 m to 505 m6.9% from 505 m to 511 m11.5% from 511 m to 516 m7.3% from 516 m to 522 m7.8% from 522 m to 527 m10.9% from 527 m to 532 m7.5% from 532 m to 538 m3.6% from 538 m to 543 m3.3% from 543 m to 549 m3.1% from 549 m to 556 m2.9% from 556 m to 563 m0.0% from 563 m to 571 m-2.4% from 571 m to 579 m-2.4% from 579 m to 587 m3%7%9%8%7%4%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.59 km / 0.36 miles
Elevation gain37.2 m / 122 ft
Average gradient6.3%
Maximum gradient11.8%
Elevation high56 m / 184 ft
Elevation low18.4 m / 60 ft
Climb difficulty score3,718.24

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,347,581st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 130,326th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 98,413th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 259th out of 1,282 cycling climbs in Wakefield.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 52 climbs) in Ackworth.

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