Helm crag climb

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Poet’s Walk, Lakes, Grasmere, Westmorland and Furness, England, LA22 9QL, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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105 m200 m295 m390 m2.3% from 0 m to 17 m10.3% from 17 m to 29 m51.9% from 29 m to 32 m66.7% from 32 m to 33 m23.3% from 33 m to 38 m52.6% from 38 m to 40 m28.6% from 40 m to 43 m31.6% from 43 m to 47 m14.8% from 47 m to 50 m15.9% from 50 m to 56 m45.5% from 56 m to 58 m15.6% from 58 m to 64 m10.4% from 64 m to 72 m23.5% from 72 m to 74 m125.0% from 74 m to 75 m26.1% from 75 m to 78 m19.2% from 78 m to 83 m19.2% from 83 m to 88 m11.8% from 88 m to 97 m25.5% from 97 m to 101 m33.3% from 101 m to 104 m16.7% from 104 m to 105 m32.4% from 105 m to 109 m22.2% from 109 m to 113 m54.5% from 113 m to 115 m240.0% from 115 m to 116 m2000.0% from 116 m to 116 m8.0% from 116 m to 118 m10.2% from 118 m to 124 m16.0% from 124 m to 132 m27.8% from 132 m to 135 m17.6% from 135 m to 142 m16.7% from 142 m to 143 m27.6% from 143 m to 146 m42.4% from 146 m to 150 m48.3% from 150 m to 153 m43.5% from 153 m to 155 m60.0% from 155 m to 157 m40.0% from 157 m to 160 m35.3% from 160 m to 163 m32.4% from 163 m to 167 m60.9% from 167 m to 169 m50.0% from 169 m to 172 m43.5% from 172 m to 174 m66.7% from 174 m to 176 m35.7% from 176 m to 179 m62.5% from 179 m to 180 m125.0% from 180 m to 181 m76.9% from 181 m to 182 m52.2% from 182 m to 185 m90.9% from 185 m to 186 m92.3% from 186 m to 187 m366.7% from 187 m to 188 m15.4% from 188 m to 195 m50.0% from 195 m to 198 m43.5% from 198 m to 200 m66.7% from 200 m to 202 m42.9% from 202 m to 204 m62.5% from 204 m to 206 m66.7% from 206 m to 208 m50.0% from 208 m to 210 m92.3% from 210 m to 211 m40.0% from 211 m to 214 m47.6% from 214 m to 217 m43.5% from 217 m to 219 m41.4% from 219 m to 222 m75.0% from 222 m to 223 m31.6% from 223 m to 227 m15.9% from 227 m to 233 m11.4% from 233 m to 237 m24.0% from 237 m to 239 m20.5% from 239 m to 243 m5.0% from 243 m to 247 m8.0% from 247 m to 250 m15.9% from 250 m to 256 m13.0% from 256 m to 264 m23.3% from 264 m to 268 m18.5% from 268 m to 274 m22.6% from 274 m to 279 m40.0% from 279 m to 282 m41.4% from 282 m to 285 m40.0% from 285 m to 286 m35.3% from 286 m to 287 m52.2% from 287 m to 290 m35.3% from 290 m to 291 m40.0% from 291 m to 293 m54.5% from 293 m to 295 m0.0% from 295 m to 297 m20.8% from 297 m to 302 m26.1% from 302 m to 304 m15.0% from 304 m to 308 m20.0% from 308 m to 311 m23.1% from 311 m to 314 m11.1% from 314 m to 323 m30.8% from 323 m to 324 m16.1% from 324 m to 330 m10.4% from 330 m to 340 m25.6% from 340 m to 344 m17.6% from 344 m to 350 m16.1% from 350 m to 357 m21.8% from 357 m to 362 m12.8% from 362 m to 371 m7.7% from 371 m to 384 m13.7% from 384 m to 392 m21.8% from 392 m to 397 m22.2% from 397 m to 403 m15.4% from 403 m to 405 m16.2% from 405 m to 409 m17.9% from 409 m to 416 m22.2% from 416 m to 421 m18.2% from 421 m to 425 m18.2% from 425 m to 427 m33.3% from 427 m to 430 m31.6% from 430 m to 434 m52.6% from 434 m to 436 m42.9% from 436 m to 439 m47.6% from 439 m to 441 m60.0% from 441 m to 443 m50.0% from 443 m to 445 m36.4% from 445 m to 448 m50.0% from 448 m to 450 m52.2% from 450 m to 452 m20.0% from 452 m to 453 m71.4% from 453 m to 455 m1133.3% from 455 m to 455 m150.0% from 455 m to 457 m26.3% from 457 m to 460 m34.5% from 460 m to 463 m63.2% from 463 m to 465 m40.0% from 465 m to 468 m54.5% from 468 m to 470 m31.3% from 470 m to 473 m48.3% from 473 m to 476 m50.0% from 476 m to 478 m40.0% from 478 m to 480 m15.4% from 480 m to 482 m17.2% from 482 m to 488 m0.0% from 488 m to 488 m-5.7% from 488 m to 506 m4.4% from 506 m to 533 m9.8% from 533 m to 543 m12.9% from 543 m to 546 m23.1% from 546 m to 549 m0.0% from 549 m to 550 m26.7% from 550 m to 554 m0.0% from 554 m to 555 m14.3% from 555 m to 562 m15.4% from 562 m to 564 m25.8% from 564 m to 567 m31.8% from 567 m to 571 m23.8% from 571 m to 575 m25.5% from 575 m to 580 m28.6% from 580 m to 583 m37.5% from 583 m to 587 m20.0% from 587 m to 589 m30.8% from 589 m to 591 m27.0% from 591 m to 595 m21.3% from 595 m to 600 m18.7% from 600 m to 606 m19.2% from 606 m to 611 m27.3% from 611 m to 616 m60.0% from 616 m to 618 m42.9% from 618 m to 619 m24.0% from 619 m to 622 m27.9% from 622 m to 626 m16.2% from 626 m to 633 m14.8% from 633 m to 636 m7.5% from 636 m to 641 m20.0% from 641 m to 643 m18.2% from 643 m to 647 m16.7% from 647 m to 648 m15.4% from 648 m to 649 m20.0% from 649 m to 656 m33.3% from 656 m to 657 m22.2% from 657 m to 660 m12.1% from 660 m to 670 m15.4% from 670 m to 673 m16.7% from 673 m to 676 m15.6% from 676 m to 684 m27.0% from 684 m to 688 m15.2% from 688 m to 694 m11.8% from 694 m to 698 m12.0% from 698 m to 703 m20.0% from 703 m to 709 m25.5% from 709 m to 713 m22.7% from 713 m to 718 m24.5% from 718 m to 723 m24.2% from 723 m to 726 m18.2% from 726 m to 727 m16.9% from 727 m to 733 m23.1% from 733 m to 738 m15.4% from 738 m to 743 m25.0% from 743 m to 744 m22.2% from 744 m to 745 m9.8% from 745 m to 753 m44.4% from 753 m to 754 m25.0% from 754 m to 758 m27.0% from 758 m to 762 m33.3% from 762 m to 766 m29.4% from 766 m to 769 m45.2% from 769 m to 772 m25.6% from 772 m to 776 m14.3% from 776 m to 784 m16.7% from 784 m to 786 m22.2% from 786 m to 790 m18.2% from 790 m to 791 m18.9% from 791 m to 796 m18.8% from 796 m to 803 m29.8% from 803 m to 808 m14.7% from 808 m to 814 m4.5% from 814 m to 836 m16.4% from 836 m to 844 m35.0% from 844 m to 848 m14.3% from 848 m to 850 m21.6% from 850 m to 854 m10.9% from 854 m to 860 m30.8% from 860 m to 861 m15.2% from 861 m to 869 m20.8% from 869 m to 874 m22.2% from 874 m to 879 m15.8% from 879 m to 887 m17.2% from 887 m to 892 m13.8% from 892 m to 901 m9.3% from 901 m to 912 m17.9% from 912 m to 919 m16.2% from 919 m to 922 m20.0% from 922 m to 924 m42.1% from 924 m to 926 m16.0% from 926 m to 929 m21.3% from 929 m to 933 m21.5% from 933 m to 940 m11.8% from 940 m to 943 m27.3% from 943 m to 945 m22.2% from 945 m to 951 m18.9% from 951 m to 956 m30.0% from 956 m to 958 m22.9% from 958 m to 962 m36.4% from 962 m to 963 m25.8% from 963 m to 966 m47.6% from 966 m to 968 m25.6% from 968 m to 972 m21.4% from 972 m to 975 m31.6% from 975 m to 977 m92.3% from 977 m to 978 m200.0% from 978 m to 978 m66.7% from 978 m to 980 m90.9% from 980 m to 981 m48.0% from 981 m to 984 m38.5% from 984 m to 986 m37.5% from 986 m to 988 m21.1% from 988 m to 990 m50.0% from 990 m to 992 m41.4% from 992 m to 995 m57.1% from 995 m to 996 m35.3% from 996 m to 998 m22.2% from 998 m to 998 m26.3% from 998 m to 1.0 km33.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km27.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km43.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km30.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km42.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km40.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km57.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km22.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km36.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km35.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km30.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km38.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km28.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km28.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km34.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km46.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km46.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km33.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km46.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km75.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km155.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km66.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km46.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km32.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km24.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km28.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km50.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km26.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km22.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km76.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km75.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km30%25%18%22%18%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 3
Distance1.26 km / 0.78 miles
Elevation gain281 m / 922 ft
Average gradient22.3%
Maximum gradient49.5%
Elevation high388 m / 1,273 ft
Elevation low107 m / 351 ft
Climb difficulty score28,103.23

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 131,276th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,635th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,389th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 236th out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Grasmere.

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