Kirkstone to the crest
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 4.63 km / 2.88 miles |
| Elevation gain | 296 m / 971 ft |
| Average gradient | 6.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 19.4% |
| Elevation high | 459.9 m / 1,509 ft |
| Elevation low | 161.1 m / 529 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 29,596.56 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Kirkstone from the Pub Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness | 3.75 km | 7.2% | 269 m |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 119,673rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 2,125th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 1,101st out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England. |
⚖ Ranks 211th out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 42 climbs) in Patterdale. |
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