Hardknott pass is a pass that carries a minor road between eskdale and the duddon valley in the region of cumbria england in the lake district national park it is known to cyclists as one of the hardest hill climbs in the country with a distance of 2250 meters and a 33 percent gradient artwork copyright push merchandising ltdmug design reads hardnott pass 2250m thirty three percentour ceramic mugs are all white barring the printed design and are a standard mug size