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The Pain and the Gain

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Anderson Road, Gallowshade, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, DD8 1NU, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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125 m140 m160 m175 m12.5% from 0 m to 5 m14.3% from 5 m to 9 m16.3% from 9 m to 13 m16.0% from 13 m to 18 m15.6% from 18 m to 22 m15.4% from 22 m to 27 m16.7% from 27 m to 31 m15.9% from 31 m to 35 m16.7% from 35 m to 40 m16.3% from 40 m to 44 m16.7% from 44 m to 47 m17.4% from 47 m to 52 m15.0% from 52 m to 56 m16.3% from 56 m to 61 m14.9% from 61 m to 66 m17.5% from 66 m to 70 m14.6% from 70 m to 74 m15.9% from 74 m to 78 m16.1% from 78 m to 81 m17.1% from 81 m to 85 m13.5% from 85 m to 88 m15.4% from 88 m to 92 m15.2% from 92 m to 96 m17.1% from 96 m to 100 m15.8% from 100 m to 104 m14.0% from 104 m to 109 m15.6% from 109 m to 114 m14.9% from 114 m to 118 m13.3% from 118 m to 121 m14.6% from 121 m to 126 m16.2% from 126 m to 129 m12.5% from 129 m to 132 m15.6% from 132 m to 137 m12.9% from 137 m to 140 m16.0% from 140 m to 145 m13.2% from 145 m to 149 m15.4% from 149 m to 153 m13.9% from 153 m to 156 m16.3% from 156 m to 161 m13.2% from 161 m to 165 m15.6% from 165 m to 170 m15.2% from 170 m to 173 m13.2% from 173 m to 177 m16.7% from 177 m to 181 m14.3% from 181 m to 184 m14.5% from 184 m to 190 m13.9% from 190 m to 193 m16.3% from 193 m to 198 m13.9% from 198 m to 201 m15.8% from 201 m to 205 m15.0% from 205 m to 209 m14.6% from 209 m to 213 m15.8% from 213 m to 217 m9.7% from 217 m to 220 m15.0% from 220 m to 224 m14.3% from 224 m to 228 m13.3% from 228 m to 233 m11.6% from 233 m to 237 m14.6% from 237 m to 242 m12.2% from 242 m to 246 m10.9% from 246 m to 252 m10.9% from 252 m to 256 m15.8% from 256 m to 260 m12.5% from 260 m to 265 m12.8% from 265 m to 269 m13.9% from 269 m to 273 m14.0% from 273 m to 277 m13.0% from 277 m to 282 m12.8% from 282 m to 287 m12.1% from 287 m to 290 m13.0% from 290 m to 295 m13.0% from 295 m to 299 m13.6% from 299 m to 304 m12.5% from 304 m to 308 m13.0% from 308 m to 312 m16%15%13%0 m100 m200 m300 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.31 km / 0.19 miles
Elevation gain45.4 m / 149 ft
Average gradient14.5%
Maximum gradient15.7%
Elevation high170.9 m / 561 ft
Elevation low125.5 m / 412 ft
Climb difficulty score4,525.45

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,180,601st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 110,067th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 11,816th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 311th out of 966 cycling climbs in Angus.

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Ranking 25th out of 72 cycling climbs in Forfar.

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