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The back of Beacon

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Broad Lane, Heddington, Wiltshire, England, SN11 0PZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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115 m145 m170 m200 m7.3% from 0 m to 6 m23.5% from 6 m to 7 m26.7% from 7 m to 9 m28.6% from 9 m to 10 m42.9% from 10 m to 12 m6.0% from 12 m to 18 m30.8% from 18 m to 20 m40.0% from 20 m to 21 m33.3% from 21 m to 22 m25.0% from 22 m to 23 m0.0% from 23 m to 26 m21.1% from 26 m to 28 m36.4% from 28 m to 29 m66.7% from 29 m to 30 m57.1% from 30 m to 31 m40.0% from 31 m to 32 m0.0% from 32 m to 32 m8.9% from 32 m to 37 m35.3% from 37 m to 38 m50.0% from 38 m to 40 m33.3% from 40 m to 41 m0.0% from 41 m to 49 m21.1% from 49 m to 51 m21.1% from 51 m to 53 m20.0% from 53 m to 55 m30.0% from 55 m to 57 m23.5% from 57 m to 58 m0.0% from 58 m to 62 m0.0% from 62 m to 76 m0.0% from 76 m to 88 m0.0% from 88 m to 101 m-4.5% from 101 m to 114 m-7.4% from 114 m to 120 m-6.9% from 120 m to 126 m-7.0% from 126 m to 131 m-9.5% from 131 m to 138 m-2.8% from 138 m to 152 m-7.9% from 152 m to 159 m-5.1% from 159 m to 167 m-9.6% from 167 m to 175 m-9.5% from 175 m to 184 m-9.5% from 184 m to 192 m-9.4% from 192 m to 201 m-9.8% from 201 m to 209 m-12.5% from 209 m to 217 m-10.3% from 217 m to 225 m-11.9% from 225 m to 231 m0.0% from 231 m to 237 m0.0% from 237 m to 253 m0.0% from 253 m to 263 m8.3% from 263 m to 268 m8.5% from 268 m to 273 m9.1% from 273 m to 277 m8.9% from 277 m to 282 m9.3% from 282 m to 286 m0.0% from 286 m to 290 m2.1% from 290 m to 318 m10.5% from 318 m to 322 m11.1% from 322 m to 325 m10.0% from 325 m to 329 m9.8% from 329 m to 334 m0.0% from 334 m to 338 m0.0% from 338 m to 369 m0.0% from 369 m to 397 m1.4% from 397 m to 426 m9.3% from 426 m to 431 m9.8% from 431 m to 435 m9.5% from 435 m to 439 m9.8% from 439 m to 443 m0.0% from 443 m to 455 m0.0% from 455 m to 485 m0.0% from 485 m to 489 m0.0% from 489 m to 511 m1.8% from 511 m to 533 m16.2% from 533 m to 537 m11.4% from 537 m to 541 m10.8% from 541 m to 544 m11.4% from 544 m to 548 m0.0% from 548 m to 570 m1.9% from 570 m to 591 m12.1% from 591 m to 594 m11.4% from 594 m to 598 m12.1% from 598 m to 601 m12.5% from 601 m to 604 m0.0% from 604 m to 624 m2.3% from 624 m to 641 m12.9% from 641 m to 645 m12.5% from 645 m to 648 m19.4% from 648 m to 651 m13.8% from 651 m to 654 m0.0% from 654 m to 674 m0.0% from 674 m to 693 m0.0% from 693 m to 710 m5.2% from 710 m to 718 m100.0% from 718 m to 718 m36.4% from 718 m to 719 m133.3% from 719 m to 719 m13.3% from 719 m to 722 m0.0% from 722 m to 724 m0.0% from 724 m to 726 m0.0% from 726 m to 730 m16.7% from 730 m to 732 m19.0% from 732 m to 734 m19.0% from 734 m to 736 m18.2% from 736 m to 739 m20.0% from 739 m to 741 m10.7% from 741 m to 746 m23.5% from 746 m to 748 m25.0% from 748 m to 749 m35.3% from 749 m to 751 m26.7% from 751 m to 753 m10.5% from 753 m to 756 m22.2% from 756 m to 758 m26.7% from 758 m to 760 m25.0% from 760 m to 761 m25.0% from 761 m to 763 m7.5% from 763 m to 768 m33.3% from 768 m to 770 m20.0% from 770 m to 772 m22.2% from 772 m to 774 m20.0% from 774 m to 776 m6.8% from 776 m to 782 m31.6% from 782 m to 784 m22.2% 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from 1.3 km to 1.3 km53.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km30.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km28.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km37.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km25.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km25.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km26.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km30.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km26.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km44.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km21.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km23.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km28.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km35.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km22.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km22.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km46.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km22.2% from 1.4 km 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.45 km / 0.90 miles
Elevation gain93.2 m / 306 ft
Average gradient5.7%
Maximum gradient43.5%
Elevation high200 m / 656 ft
Elevation low117.2 m / 385 ft
Climb difficulty score8,240.49

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 729,092nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 58,570th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 42,042nd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 607th out of 5,656 cycling climbs in Wiltshire.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 17 climbs) in Heddington.

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