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The Needle

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Wetherby Road, Rufforth, Rufforth with Knapton, Rufforth, York, England, YO23 3QD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance3.8 km / 2.36 miles
Elevation gain13.6 m / 45 ft
Average gradient0.4%
Maximum gradient4.2%
Elevation high33.4 m / 110 ft
Elevation low14.6 m / 48 ft
Climb difficulty score1,368.76

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 2,158,918th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 242,978th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 191,417th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 58th out of 246 cycling climbs in York.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Rufforth.

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