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Arkwright's Challenge

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Hesket, Armathwaite, Westmorland and Furness, England, CA4 9PB, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.09 km / 1.30 miles
Elevation gain97.3 m / 319 ft
Average gradient4.7%
Maximum gradient20.7%
Elevation high171 m / 561 ft
Elevation low52.9 m / 174 ft
Climb difficulty score9,728.68

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 590,815th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 44,582nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 31,548th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,284th out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 34 climbs) in Armathwaite.

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