Tough Climb

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Little Lynturk, Kirkton of Tough, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB33 8HT, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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160 m170 m185 m195 m1.5% from 0 m to 14 m0.6% from 14 m to 29 m4.3% from 29 m to 43 m4.5% from 43 m to 61 m3.5% from 61 m to 75 m1.2% from 75 m to 92 m1.7% from 92 m to 109 m0.9% from 109 m to 121 m2.6% from 121 m to 136 m5.5% from 136 m to 152 m5.2% from 152 m to 168 m5.0% from 168 m to 184 m3.7% from 184 m to 200 m2.4% from 200 m to 217 m1.8% from 217 m to 228 m3.9% from 228 m to 244 m4.7% from 244 m to 263 m5.1% from 263 m to 291 m4.7% from 291 m to 310 m0.9% from 310 m to 331 m-5.4% from 331 m to 355 m-7.9% from 355 m to 377 m-7.4% from 377 m to 397 m-7.8% from 397 m to 421 m-5.4% from 421 m to 445 m-5.8% from 445 m to 478 m-2.8% from 478 m to 502 m-0.7% from 502 m to 530 m0.0% from 530 m to 553 m1.6% from 553 m to 578 m3.0% from 578 m to 602 m3.5% from 602 m to 622 m3.0% from 622 m to 635 m2.9% from 635 m to 652 m3.5% from 652 m to 670 m5.4% from 670 m to 684 m6.5% from 684 m to 697 m5.5% from 697 m to 710 m5.8% from 710 m to 725 m6.0% from 725 m to 745 m6.0% from 745 m to 758 m6.1% from 758 m to 768 m5.5% from 768 m to 775 m5.8% from 775 m to 789 m4.9% from 789 m to 801 m5.5% from 801 m to 814 m5.7% from 814 m to 828 m5.4% from 828 m to 841 m5.3% from 841 m to 854 m4.7% from 854 m to 863 m4.6% from 863 m to 882 m0.6% from 882 m to 898 m0.0% from 898 m to 916 m0.0% from 916 m to 932 m0.7% from 932 m to 947 m3.7% from 947 m to 958 m4.1% from 958 m to 977 m3.4% from 977 m to 991 m4.1% from 991 m to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km1.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km2.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3%-3%3%4%2%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.42 km / 0.88 miles
Elevation gain26.1 m / 86 ft
Average gradient1.8%
Maximum gradient6.1%
Elevation high191.68 m / 629 ft
Elevation low164.84 m / 541 ft
Climb difficulty score2,607.28

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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 1,655,672nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 169,897th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 17,714th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 1,738th out of 2,909 cycling climbs in Aberdeenshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 8 climbs) in Kirkton of Tough.

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