The Devils Dyke

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Saddlescombe Road, Poynings, Mid Sussex, West Sussex, England, BN45 7AD, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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55 m105 m160 m210 m9.8% from 0 m to 6 m2.4% from 6 m to 39 m0.0% from 39 m to 101 m1.5% from 101 m to 115 m1.9% from 115 m to 168 m4.0% from 168 m to 193 m5.3% from 193 m to 212 m6.3% from 212 m to 231 m5.2% from 231 m to 250 m3.0% from 250 m to 283 m2.1% from 283 m to 302 m1.6% from 302 m to 351 m12.4% from 351 m to 361 m9.9% from 361 m to 375 m9.2% from 375 m to 388 m7.3% from 388 m to 405 m13.0% from 405 m to 414 m8.7% from 414 m to 418 m8.5% from 418 m to 428 m6.5% from 428 m to 437 m6.8% from 437 m to 446 m6.5% from 446 m to 467 m5.9% from 467 m to 488 m5.6% from 488 m to 509 m10.4% from 509 m to 523 m4.4% from 523 m to 550 m7.5% from 550 m to 563 m5.1% from 563 m to 591 m3.7% from 591 m to 618 m4.6% from 618 m to 644 m5.8% from 644 m to 668 m6.2% from 668 m to 684 m9.8% from 684 m to 700 m14.1% from 700 m to 709 m10.7% from 709 m to 722 m3.9% from 722 m to 747 m3.7% from 747 m to 775 m6.6% from 775 m to 793 m3.0% from 793 m to 832 m5.5% from 832 m to 854 m6.9% from 854 m to 872 m4.9% from 872 m to 896 m4.6% from 896 m to 922 m6.0% from 922 m to 942 m4.0% from 942 m to 967 m7.7% from 967 m to 983 m7.9% from 983 m to 998 m9.5% from 998 m to 1.0 km12.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km8.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-0.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-0.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-7.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-11.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-9.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-11.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-14.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km27.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km32.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km27.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km18.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km12.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km11.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km15.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km13.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km11.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km6.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km3.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km6.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.9% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km8.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km8.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.5% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km3.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.9% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km0.0% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-2.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-0.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km3.7% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km7.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km8.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km9.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km4.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.5% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km9.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km6.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km4.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km3.6% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km0.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-1.0% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km-5.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-3.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-4.4% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km-7.6% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-7.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-27.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-16.2% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-18.7% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-14.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-8.1% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km-5.8% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km1.9% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km4.4% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km5.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.3% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km5.7% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.6% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km7.7% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km10.5% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km10.7% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km8.4% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km9.9% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km9.8% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km6.7% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km7.7% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km6.3% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km11.1% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km2.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km1.2% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km-0.6% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-0.6% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km12.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km10.9% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km7.3% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km4.6% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.7% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km4%6%3%8%4%2%-1%4%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km3.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.88 km / 2.41 miles
Elevation gain147.8 m / 485 ft
Average gradient3.8%
Maximum gradient27.8%
Elevation high207.2 m / 680 ft
Elevation low59.4 m / 195 ft
Climb difficulty score14,778.99

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 345,987th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 19,793rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 13,082nd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 216th out of 5,358 cycling climbs in West Sussex.

Ranking 14th out of 878 cycling climbs in Mid Sussex.

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