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Bottom of the Dark to the top

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Dark Lane, Bell End, Belbroughton CP, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, DY9 9SS, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance6.3 km / 3.91 miles
Elevation gain137.4 m / 451 ft
Average gradient2.2%
Maximum gradient21.6%
Elevation high240 m / 787 ft
Elevation low102 m / 335 ft
Climb difficulty score13,729.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 381,188th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 23,353rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 15,673rd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 312th out of 4,137 cycling climbs in Worcestershire.

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Ranking 52nd out of 955 cycling climbs in Bromsgrove.

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