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KIRKSTONE PASS (Main Climb)

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Kirkstone Pass, Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness, England, CA11 0NZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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185 m270 m355 m440 m4.3% from 0 m to 35 m4.8% from 35 m to 68 m8.3% from 68 m to 103 m6.0% from 103 m to 123 m10.5% from 123 m to 156 m13.7% from 156 m to 173 m9.8% from 173 m to 191 m10.8% from 191 m to 214 m10.8% from 214 m to 245 m8.6% from 245 m to 275 m4.8% from 275 m to 302 m7.4% from 302 m to 335 m8.5% from 335 m to 365 m9.0% from 365 m to 393 m12.7% from 393 m to 420 m13.2% from 420 m to 440 m6.6% from 440 m to 469 m7.7% from 469 m to 500 m9.3% from 500 m to 526 m13.7% from 526 m to 548 m11.0% from 548 m to 573 m10.0% from 573 m to 590 m9.1% from 590 m to 613 m12.3% from 613 m to 642 m11.8% from 642 m to 672 m11.7% from 672 m to 699 m11.2% from 699 m to 720 m11.7% from 720 m to 737 m11.9% from 737 m to 750 m13.2% from 750 m to 769 m15.6% from 769 m to 793 m8.5% from 793 m to 810 m6.1% from 810 m to 835 m4.4% from 835 m to 869 m8.4% from 869 m to 906 m9.9% from 906 m to 942 m7.9% from 942 m to 981 m8.0% from 981 m to 1.0 km11.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km13.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km12.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km13.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km15.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km16.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km13.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.2% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km11.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.4% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km17.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km16.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km17.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km16.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km16.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.6% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km15.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km15.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km11.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13.3% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km10.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km11.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km2.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.5% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km8.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km1.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.0% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km8%10%11%12%8%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.56 km / 1.59 miles
Elevation gain250 m / 820 ft
Average gradient9.8%
Maximum gradient15.6%
Elevation high437.5 m / 1,435 ft
Elevation low187.5 m / 615 ft
Climb difficulty score25,059.58

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 159,361st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 4,106th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,241st out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 289th out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness.

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Ranking 17th out of 42 cycling climbs in Patterdale.

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