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Great Tower

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Birks Road, Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness, England, LA23 3PH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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80 m110 m135 m165 m7.4% from 0 m to 16 m6.4% from 16 m to 38 m7.7% from 38 m to 54 m14.1% from 54 m to 66 m18.9% from 66 m to 72 m16.3% from 72 m to 77 m9.1% from 77 m to 81 m6.8% from 81 m to 99 m6.3% from 99 m to 115 m6.2% from 115 m to 121 m5.9% from 121 m to 141 m5.5% from 141 m to 167 m12.4% from 167 m to 178 m12.2% from 178 m to 188 m14.8% from 188 m to 196 m11.2% from 196 m to 205 m2.7% from 205 m to 219 m-1.2% from 219 m to 236 m-3.2% from 236 m to 273 m0.0% from 273 m to 335 m3.8% from 335 m to 362 m2.4% from 362 m to 370 m2.3% from 370 m to 396 m1.7% from 396 m to 419 m2.9% from 419 m to 426 m7.8% from 426 m to 444 m4.2% from 444 m to 449 m11.0% from 449 m to 458 m19.8% from 458 m to 466 m21.5% from 466 m to 473 m16.4% from 473 m to 479 m17.2% from 479 m to 488 m21.9% from 488 m to 495 m11.5% from 495 m to 506 m7.1% from 506 m to 520 m8.1% from 520 m to 532 m20.0% from 532 m to 537 m14.9% from 537 m to 547 m2.4% from 547 m to 572 m1.2% from 572 m to 623 m8.5% from 623 m to 635 m15.8% from 635 m to 645 m17.4% from 645 m to 654 m11.8% from 654 m to 662 m6.5% from 662 m to 678 m-2.9% from 678 m to 685 m-3.5% from 685 m to 737 m-1.2% from 737 m to 753 m6.1% from 753 m to 776 m11.9% from 776 m to 788 m12.1% from 788 m to 794 m9.5% from 794 m to 801 m6.3% from 801 m to 807 m3.1% from 807 m to 820 m6.1% from 820 m to 826 m6.4% from 826 m to 845 m3.6% from 845 m to 851 m2.0% from 851 m to 870 m2.2% from 870 m to 898 m3.5% from 898 m to 932 m6.8% from 932 m to 956 m19.7% from 956 m to 962 m13.6% from 962 m to 968 m14.8% from 968 m to 973 m13.6% from 973 m to 983 m5.9% from 983 m to 997 m2.7% from 997 m to 1.0 km7.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km16.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km15.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km1.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km1.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7%5%4%6%8%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.47 km / 0.91 miles
Elevation gain84.6 m / 278 ft
Average gradient5.8%
Maximum gradient19.2%
Elevation high164.8 m / 541 ft
Elevation low80.2 m / 263 ft
Climb difficulty score8,454.53

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 704,783rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 56,099th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 40,173rd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 1,511th out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness.

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Ranking 23rd out of 47 cycling climbs in Cartmel Fell.

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