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Cairn Leuchan - Part 1

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Mounth Road, Balintober, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5SN, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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200 m265 m325 m390 m1.3% from 0 m to 16 m1.5% from 16 m to 43 m16.2% from 43 m to 47 m4.0% from 47 m to 61 m0.9% from 61 m to 83 m2.5% from 83 m to 91 m9.6% from 91 m to 101 m6.7% from 101 m to 104 m7.1% from 104 m to 116 m7.5% from 116 m to 124 m10.9% from 124 m to 129 m5.9% from 129 m to 139 m8.1% from 139 m to 147 m10.5% from 147 m to 154 m7.8% from 154 m to 159 m2.0% from 159 m to 169 m10.7% from 169 m to 177 m8.5% from 177 m to 184 m8.3% from 184 m to 189 m16.7% from 189 m to 196 m0.0% from 196 m to 198 m8.7% from 198 m to 201 m13.9% from 201 m to 208 m8.7% from 208 m to 210 m7.3% from 210 m to 221 m9.3% from 221 m to 225 m9.1% from 225 m to 232 m9.6% from 232 m to 242 m30.0% from 242 m to 244 m10.2% from 244 m to 250 m10.0% from 250 m to 252 m9.5% from 252 m to 263 m3.1% from 263 m to 269 m5.5% from 269 m to 280 m14.0% from 280 m to 289 m0.0% from 289 m to 295 m5.6% from 295 m to 306 m4.8% from 306 m to 310 m20.0% from 310 m to 312 m12.5% from 312 m to 320 m21.1% from 320 m to 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.76 km / 1.09 miles
Elevation gain182.2 m / 598 ft
Average gradient10.3%
Maximum gradient36.9%
Elevation high386.4 m / 1,268 ft
Elevation low204.8 m / 672 ft
Climb difficulty score18,150.66

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 260,690th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 11,738th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,419th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 121st out of 2,909 cycling climbs in Aberdeenshire.

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Ranking 20th out of 60 cycling climbs in Ballater.

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