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The Balmakewan Grinder

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B974, Marykirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB30 1UW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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5 m15 m25 m35 m-0.9% from 0 m to 46 m-0.8% from 46 m to 69 m-1.6% from 69 m to 94 m-3.9% from 94 m to 119 m-3.2% from 119 m to 157 m-0.8% from 157 m to 182 m5.3% from 182 m to 193 m2.0% from 193 m to 203 m3.3% from 203 m to 222 m3.8% from 222 m to 232 m-3.8% from 232 m to 253 m2.7% from 253 m to 276 m3.2% from 276 m to 307 m3.9% from 307 m to 338 m2.2% from 338 m to 375 m4.7% from 375 m to 383 m5.8% from 383 m to 400 m2.9% from 400 m to 434 m1.0% from 434 m to 496 m0.0% from 496 m to 515 m-2.6% from 515 m to 576 m-1.8% from 576 m to 609 m0.0% from 609 m to 631 m1.9% from 631 m to 642 m0.0% from 642 m to 663 m0.5% from 663 m to 705 m0.0% from 705 m to 726 m3.0% from 726 m to 767 m6.1% from 767 m to 776 m2.0% from 776 m to 787 m0.0% from 787 m to 796 m-1.3% from 796 m to 856 m6.7% from 856 m to 883 m6.3% from 883 m to 899 m3.1% from 899 m to 938 m2.4% from 938 m to 955 m-4.3% from 955 m to 983 m-4.2% from 983 m to 992 m-2.0% from 992 m to 1.0 km-1.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-0.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-0.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-0.3% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km0.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-1.6% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.4% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km1.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-0.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-1.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.9% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km7.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.4% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km2.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.4% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km9.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-4.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-4.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-2.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-2.7% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-0.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km1.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1%0%1%0%1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.47 km / 1.53 miles
Elevation gain27.2 m / 89 ft
Average gradient0.6%
Maximum gradient4.5%
Elevation high30.4 m / 100 ft
Elevation low9.6 m / 31 ft
Climb difficulty score1,480.44

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,105,632nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 234,763rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 23,668th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 2,286th out of 2,909 cycling climbs in Aberdeenshire.

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Ranking 11th out of 12 cycling climbs in Marykirk.

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