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Prolonging the Agony

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Tow Top Road, Upper Allithwaite, High Newton, Westmorland and Furness, England, LA11 6JH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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25 m80 m130 m185 m27.8% from 0 m to 5 m26.4% from 5 m to 11 m22.4% from 11 m to 19 m20.6% from 19 m to 23 m18.9% from 23 m to 26 m20.0% from 26 m to 33 m19.7% from 33 m to 39 m19.1% from 39 m to 44 m18.5% from 44 m to 52 m19.4% from 52 m to 61 m21.4% from 61 m to 64 m23.5% from 64 m to 67 m22.6% from 67 m to 70 m11.1% from 70 m to 77 m5.5% from 77 m to 82 m3.7% from 82 m to 88 m0.0% from 88 m to 90 m6.1% from 90 m to 94 m12.4% from 94 m to 103 m16.7% from 103 m to 109 m23.5% from 109 m to 113 m15.1% from 113 m to 120 m15.5% from 120 m to 126 m9.5% from 126 m to 128 m8.0% from 128 m to 133 m6.5% from 133 m to 138 m8.2% from 138 m to 145 m11.1% from 145 m to 149 m24.0% from 149 m to 159 m36.4% from 159 m to 162 m42.9% from 162 m to 166 m43.0% from 166 m to 176 m42.4% from 176 m to 186 m42.4% from 186 m to 189 m38.5% from 189 m to 199 m34.5% from 199 m to 201 m33.3% from 201 m to 205 m16.7% from 205 m to 217 m0.0% from 217 m to 220 m1.6% from 220 m to 226 m0.0% from 226 m to 232 m0.0% from 232 m to 239 m0.0% from 239 m to 243 m5.8% from 243 m to 251 m10.0% from 251 m to 258 m10.1% from 258 m to 265 m5.7% from 265 m to 281 m5.8% from 281 m to 286 m5.1% from 286 m to 294 m0.0% from 294 m to 299 m-4.0% from 299 m to 301 m0.0% from 301 m to 312 m0.0% from 312 m to 316 m-1.6% from 316 m to 323 m0.0% from 323 m to 330 m-2.9% from 330 m to 333 m0.0% from 333 m to 336 m5.7% from 336 m to 341 m4.4% from 341 m to 345 m0.0% from 345 m to 347 m26.5% from 347 m to 352 m33.3% from 352 m to 355 m40.0% from 355 m to 356 m43.2% from 356 m to 365 m-2.9% from 365 m to 369 m6.5% from 369 m to 378 m12.6% from 378 m to 387 m16.7% from 387 m to 390 m17.0% from 390 m to 395 m14.8% from 395 m to 401 m17.3% from 401 m to 406 m15.4% from 406 m to 409 m19.6% from 409 m to 418 m22.5% from 418 m to 422 m26.3% from 422 m to 424 m23.0% from 424 m to 433 m26.4% from 433 m to 438 m23.5% from 438 m to 442 m24.1% from 442 m to 450 m25.0% from 450 m to 454 m24.4% from 454 m to 458 m22.5% from 458 m to 462 m21.1% from 462 m to 464 m22.7% from 464 m to 466 m16.7% from 466 m to 471 m8.8% from 471 m to 478 m-1.2% from 478 m to 486 m0.0% from 486 m to 488 m0.0% from 488 m to 493 m11.5% from 493 m to 501 m13.6% from 501 m to 503 m19.0% from 503 m to 508 m19.2% from 508 m to 510 m26.0% from 510 m to 515 m25.5% from 515 m to 520 m28.6% from 520 m to 523 m19.8% from 523 m to 532 m13.2% from 532 m to 540 m16.7% from 540 m to 542 m13.1% from 542 m to 551 m15.4% from 551 m to 558 m12.7% from 558 m to 566 m15.2% from 566 m to 570 m13.0% from 570 m to 572 m16.1% from 572 m to 581 m15.8% from 581 m to 583 m18.4% from 583 m to 587 m13.1% from 587 m to 593 m10.0% from 593 m to 595 m10.0% from 595 m to 597 m5.6% from 597 m to 599 m9.5% from 599 m to 601 m13.6% from 601 m to 603 m14.0% from 603 m to 614 m14.9% from 614 m to 621 m14.2% from 621 m to 633 m13.0% from 633 m to 638 m13.6% from 638 m to 640 m12.1% from 640 m to 647 m11.9% from 647 m to 653 m13.0% from 653 m to 656 m9.5% from 656 m to 660 m10.8% from 660 m to 667 m9.1% from 667 m to 675 m6.6% from 675 m to 681 m7.7% from 681 m to 687 m7.3% from 687 m to 698 m5.7% from 698 m to 702 m11.9% from 702 m to 712 m11.7% from 712 m to 722 m11.7% from 722 m to 736 m11.2% from 736 m to 748 m11.9% from 748 m to 752 m9.7% from 752 m to 773 m8.8% from 773 m to 790 m11.5% from 790 m to 801 m10.9% from 801 m to 812 m11.8% from 812 m to 815 m10.7% from 815 m to 826 m9.2% from 826 m to 833 m8.0% from 833 m to 842 m8.2% from 842 m to 852 m5.6% from 852 m to 866 m8.9% from 866 m to 875 m9.0% from 875 m to 884 m7.7% from 884 m to 905 m7.0% from 905 m to 912 m6.9% from 912 m to 919 m6.6% from 919 m to 930 m7.7% from 930 m to 933 m7.7% from 933 m to 937 m4.7% from 937 m to 942 m5.6% from 942 m to 958 m5.3% from 958 m to 962 m4.1% from 962 m to 974 m2.3% from 974 m to 987 m2.3% from 987 m to 991 m2.3% from 991 m to 1.0 km1.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km1.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-0.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-6.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-0.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-3.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km4.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.3% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km5.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km1.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km2.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km15%10%1%4%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.02 km / 1.25 miles
Elevation gain163.1 m / 535 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient42.7%
Elevation high185 m / 607 ft
Elevation low29 m / 95 ft
Climb difficulty score15,524.74

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 323,814th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 17,640th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 11,490th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 643rd out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in High Newton.

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