The real Pass of Ballater

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Pass of Ballater, Bridge of Gairn, Tullich, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5NX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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195 m210 m230 m245 m0.0% from 0 m to 8 m0.0% from 8 m to 16 m-2.3% from 16 m to 25 m2.4% from 25 m to 33 m2.6% from 33 m to 41 m5.2% from 41 m to 48 m2.7% from 48 m to 56 m2.9% from 56 m to 63 m6.1% from 63 m to 69 m3.0% from 69 m to 76 m0.0% from 76 m to 82 m3.0% from 82 m to 89 m6.1% from 89 m to 96 m2.9% from 96 m to 102 m0.0% from 102 m to 109 m3.0% from 109 m to 116 m0.0% from 116 m to 122 m2.8% from 122 m to 130 m0.0% from 130 m to 137 m2.9% from 137 m to 144 m2.9% from 144 m to 151 m5.8% from 151 m to 158 m9.2% from 158 m to 164 m12.5% from 164 m to 171 m9.5% from 171 m to 177 m9.7% from 177 m to 183 m10.0% from 183 m to 189 m10.5% from 189 m to 195 m18.5% from 195 m to 200 m10.9% from 200 m to 206 m10.9% from 206 m to 211 m8.1% from 211 m to 219 m0.0% from 219 m to 221 m20.4% from 221 m to 226 m16.3% from 226 m to 231 m12.8% from 231 m to 236 m4.2% from 236 m to 241 m8.7% from 241 m to 245 m8.5% from 245 m to 250 m8.5% from 250 m to 255 m4.2% from 255 m to 260 m15.7% from 260 m to 265 m3.9% from 265 m to 270 m0.0% from 270 m to 275 m7.3% from 275 m to 280 m0.0% from 280 m to 286 m3.4% from 286 m to 292 m0.0% from 292 m to 298 m3.5% from 298 m to 303 m3.4% from 303 m to 309 m3.4% from 309 m to 315 m6.3% from 315 m to 321 m6.2% from 321 m to 328 m3.1% from 328 m to 334 m3.1% from 334 m to 341 m3.1% from 341 m to 347 m5.8% from 347 m to 357 m0.0% from 357 m to 360 m6.3% from 360 m to 366 m-3.2% from 366 m to 372 m3.1% from 372 m to 379 m0.0% from 379 m to 385 m0.0% from 385 m to 392 m0.0% from 392 m to 399 m0.0% from 399 m to 406 m5.9% from 406 m to 412 m6.1% from 412 m to 419 m3.1% from 419 m to 425 m0.0% from 425 m to 432 m3.2% from 432 m to 438 m3.2% from 438 m to 444 m6.6% from 444 m to 451 m3.2% from 451 m to 457 m6.5% from 457 m to 463 m3.2% from 463 m to 469 m3.3% from 469 m to 475 m6.7% from 475 m to 481 m3.3% from 481 m to 487 m3.4% from 487 m to 493 m0.0% from 493 m to 499 m3.4% from 499 m to 505 m3.3% from 505 m to 511 m3.5% from 511 m to 516 m3.3% from 516 m to 522 m7.1% from 522 m to 528 m0.0% from 528 m to 533 m6.8% from 533 m to 539 m-3.6% from 539 m to 545 m0.0% from 545 m to 551 m3.3% from 551 m to 557 m12.9% from 557 m to 563 m0.0% from 563 m to 569 m0.0% from 569 m to 575 m3.3% from 575 m to 581 m6.7% from 581 m to 587 m6.3% from 587 m to 593 m3.1% from 593 m to 600 m-6.5% from 600 m to 606 m3.2% from 606 m to 612 m0.0% from 612 m to 618 m6.5% from 618 m to 624 m3.3% from 624 m to 630 m0.0% from 630 m to 637 m-3.1% from 637 m to 643 m3.2% from 643 m to 649 m3.0% from 649 m to 656 m3.3% from 656 m to 662 m3.3% from 662 m to 668 m3.1% from 668 m to 675 m0.0% from 675 m to 681 m6.3% from 681 m to 687 m6.5% from 687 m to 693 m6.6% from 693 m to 700 m0.0% from 700 m to 706 m-3.3% from 706 m to 712 m0.0% from 712 m to 718 m6.8% from 718 m to 724 m1.1% from 724 m to 742 m3.4% from 742 m to 759 m6.7% from 759 m to 765 m3.7% from 765 m to 771 m0.0% from 771 m to 776 m0.0% from 776 m to 782 m6.7% from 782 m to 788 m0.0% from 788 m to 794 m0.0% from 794 m to 800 m0.0% from 800 m to 806 m6.5% from 806 m to 812 m3.4% from 812 m to 818 m6.8% from 818 m to 824 m3.4% from 824 m to 829 m0.0% from 829 m to 836 m3.2% from 836 m to 842 m3.3% from 842 m to 848 m0.0% from 848 m to 854 m0.0% from 854 m to 861 m0.0% from 861 m to 867 m3.0% from 867 m to 873 m0.0% from 873 m to 880 m3.2% from 880 m to 886 m6.8% from 886 m to 892 m10.2% from 892 m to 898 m3.4% from 898 m to 904 m6.7% from 904 m to 910 m7.1% from 910 m to 915 m3.6% from 915 m to 921 m3.4% from 921 m to 927 m7.0% from 927 m to 932 m3.2% from 932 m to 939 m3.2% from 939 m to 945 m6.6% from 945 m to 951 m6.5% from 951 m to 957 m3.3% from 957 m to 963 m0.0% from 963 m to 969 m3.2% from 969 m to 976 m-3.1% from 976 m to 982 m6.2% from 982 m to 988 m3.4% from 988 m to 994 m7.0% from 994 m to 1000 m3.3% from 1000 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.7% 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 km-4.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5%4%3%3%3%-0%1%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.61 km / 1.00 miles
Elevation gain44.8 m / 147 ft
Average gradient2.8%
Maximum gradient13.9%
Elevation high241.2 m / 791 ft
Elevation low195.2 m / 640 ft
Climb difficulty score4,484.09

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,188,491st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 110,988th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 11,907th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 1,080th out of 2,909 cycling climbs in Aberdeenshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 9 climbs) in Tullich.

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