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Road to the Guard

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Parkside, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB34 5ER, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.44 km / 1.52 miles
Elevation gain171.6 m / 563 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient48.8%
Elevation high389 m / 1,276 ft
Elevation low217.4 m / 713 ft
Climb difficulty score16,847.04

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 289,581st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,369th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,724th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 153rd out of 2,909 cycling climbs in Aberdeenshire.

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Ranking 11th out of 73 cycling climbs in Aboyne.

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