Ballater to the Lecht
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 26.96 km / 16.75 miles |
| Elevation gain | 425.9 m / 1,397 ft |
| Average gradient | 1.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 17.3% |
| Elevation high | 645.5 m / 2,118 ft |
| Elevation low | 213.4 m / 700 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 42,596.33 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 55,809th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 328th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 64th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland. |
🏵️ Get your legs ready, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 2,909 climbs) in Aberdeenshire. |
🥉 This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Ballater. |
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