The Helm
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 2.22 km / 1.38 miles |
| Elevation gain | 89.4 m / 293 ft |
| Average gradient | 4% |
| Maximum gradient | 15.5% |
| Elevation high | 144.22 m / 473 ft |
| Elevation low | 52.93 m / 174 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 8,949.42 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 655,400th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 51,106th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 36,466th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England. |
⚖ Ranks 1,408th out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness. |
⚖ Ranking 57th out of 147 cycling climbs in Kendal. |
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