Top of Kirkstone
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Climb Stats
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 2.52 km / 1.57 miles |
| Elevation gain | 267.2 m / 877 ft |
| Average gradient | 10.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 30.7% |
| Elevation high | 474.4 m / 1,556 ft |
| Elevation low | 207.2 m / 680 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 26,725.78 |
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| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
KIRKSTONE PASS (Main Climb) Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness | 2.56 km | 9.8% | 250 m |
Kirkstone without the flat bit Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness | 2.44 km | 10% | 245 m |
Kirkstone steep Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness | 2.25 km | 10.9% | 245 m |
EVEREST Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness | 2.07 km | 11.1% | 230 m |
Texas is a state Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness | 2.04 km | 11.7% | 239 m |
Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 143,048th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 3,209th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 1,711th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England. |
⚖ Ranks 259th out of 4,794 cycling climbs in Westmorland and Furness. |
⚖ Ranking 15th out of 42 cycling climbs in Patterdale. |
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