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Take in the view

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Castle Road, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB33 8EG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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145 m160 m175 m190 m3.1% from 0 m to 7 m3.2% from 7 m to 13 m3.2% from 13 m to 19 m1.6% from 19 m to 25 m3.2% from 25 m to 38 m1.6% from 38 m to 44 m2.4% from 44 m to 57 m2.1% from 57 m to 95 m1.5% from 95 m to 114 m1.7% from 114 m to 160 m1.5% from 160 m to 180 m1.5% from 180 m to 187 m2.0% from 187 m to 233 m0.0% from 233 m to 239 m1.6% from 239 m to 245 m3.0% from 245 m to 276 m2.3% from 276 m to 306 m2.2% from 306 m to 324 m1.7% from 324 m to 330 m1.7% from 330 m to 336 m0.8% from 336 m to 348 m3.3% from 348 m to 351 m0.0% from 351 m to 354 m1.0% from 354 m to 393 m1.5% from 393 m to 425 m1.9% from 425 m to 461 m1.6% from 461 m to 480 m0.8% from 480 m to 503 m1.3% from 503 m to 511 m0.0% from 511 m to 524 m0.0% from 524 m to 536 m0.0% from 536 m to 544 m-0.8% from 544 m to 556 m-1.9% from 556 m to 561 m-0.2% from 561 m to 602 m0.5% from 602 m to 624 m1.9% from 624 m to 691 m4.5% from 691 m to 698 m6.2% from 698 m to 722 m8.4% from 722 m to 738 m8.5% from 738 m to 748 m9.4% from 748 m to 762 m8.3% from 762 m to 766 m8.9% from 766 m to 775 m9.1% from 775 m to 790 m9.1% from 790 m to 800 m7.5% from 800 m to 807 m9.5% from 807 m to 814 m7.6% from 814 m to 821 m8.5% from 821 m to 834 m7.5% from 834 m to 843 m6.3% from 843 m to 846 m8.0% from 846 m to 856 m7.4% from 856 m to 874 m7.1% from 874 m to 891 m6.8% from 891 m to 901 m9.1% from 901 m to 904 m6.9% from 904 m to 919 m7.2% from 919 m to 930 m5.4% from 930 m to 933 m6.6% from 933 m to 941 m7.1% from 941 m to 951 m6.3% from 951 m to 959 m7.6% from 959 m to 981 m9.1% from 981 m to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2%2%2%8%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.16 km / 0.72 miles
Elevation gain44 m / 144 ft
Average gradient3.8%
Maximum gradient9.1%
Elevation high189.9 m / 623 ft
Elevation low145.8 m / 478 ft
Climb difficulty score4,399.64

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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 1,204,903rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 112,928th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 12,106th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 1,102nd out of 2,909 cycling climbs in Aberdeenshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 11 climbs) in Alford.

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