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Lions face climb

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Queen's Drive, Castleton, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5YW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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km-8.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km30.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km39.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km42.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km44.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km46.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km45.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km38.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km28.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km18.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km27.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-26.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-21.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-12.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-14.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-17.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km21.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km27.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km23.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.52 km / 0.94 miles
Elevation gain126.6 m / 415 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient44.8%
Elevation high457.7 m / 1,502 ft
Elevation low353.6 m / 1,160 ft
Climb difficulty score10,470.06

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 539,305th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 39,391st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,373rd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 355th out of 2,909 cycling climbs in Aberdeenshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 23 climbs) in Braemar.

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