Balkello UP!

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Balkemback, Cross House, Kirkton of Tealing, Angus, Scotland, DD4 0RF, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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200 m250 m305 m355 m-5.2% from 0 m to 8 m0.0% from 8 m to 9 m0.0% from 9 m to 19 m0.0% from 19 m to 20 m8.3% from 20 m to 23 m11.8% from 23 m to 26 m4.0% from 26 m to 36 m0.0% from 36 m to 39 m4.7% from 39 m to 56 m6.7% from 56 m to 62 m30.3% from 62 m to 65 m11.8% from 65 m to 67 m42.9% from 67 m to 68 m115.2% from 68 m to 71 m23.5% from 71 m to 73 m14.3% from 73 m to 77 m15.0% from 77 m to 81 m14.6% from 81 m to 85 m18.6% from 85 m to 90 m16.7% from 90 m to 96 m13.3% from 96 m to 103 m26.7% from 103 m to 108 m23.5% from 108 m to 109 m25.0% from 109 m to 113 m16.7% from 113 m to 116 m10.5% from 116 m to 118 m21.1% from 118 m to 120 m6.1% from 120 m to 130 m7.8% from 130 m to 135 m3.0% from 135 m to 148 m4.8% from 148 m to 161 m7.1% from 161 m to 163 m12.7% from 163 m to 171 m6.2% from 171 m to 178 m13.6% from 178 m to 184 m23.3% from 184 m to 188 m22.2% from 188 m to 192 m12.9% from 192 m to 195 m0.0% from 195 m to 196 m4.8% from 196 m to 200 m3.5% from 200 m to 212 m3.4% from 212 m to 224 m8.9% from 224 m to 228 m10.9% from 228 m to 237 m12.8% from 237 m to 242 m17.4% from 242 m to 244 m17.2% from 244 m to 250 m16.7% from 250 m to 251 m20.0% from 251 m to 252 m105.3% from 252 m to 254 m12.3% from 254 m to 261 m9.1% from 261 m to 274 m22.2% from 274 m to 276 m18.2% from 276 m to 279 m19.6% from 279 m to 284 m22.2% from 284 m to 286 m11.8% from 286 m to 288 m18.8% from 288 m to 291 m10.5% from 291 m to 300 m10.6% from 300 m to 312 m10.0% from 312 m to 314 m8.3% from 314 m to 323 m11.3% from 323 m to 330 m8.3% from 330 m to 333 m17.1% from 333 m to 340 m13.6% from 340 m to 348 m16.7% from 348 m to 357 m15.6% from 357 m to 363 m20.0% from 363 m to 365 m13.1% from 365 m to 371 m14.1% from 371 m to 380 m14.1% from 380 m to 388 m14.1% from 388 m to 397 m9.5% from 397 m to 399 m15.6% from 399 m to 405 m20.3% from 405 m to 411 m14.3% from 411 m to 415 m18.2% from 415 m to 418 m11.0% from 418 m to 427 m9.6% from 427 m to 435 m19.0% from 435 m to 437 m12.0% from 437 m to 445 m12.0% from 445 m to 454 m9.1% from 454 m to 456 m11.5% from 456 m to 466 m9.3% from 466 m to 471 m13.3% from 471 m to 475 m10.2% from 475 m to 485 m7.7% from 485 m to 488 m9.6% from 488 m to 498 m9.7% from 498 m to 508 m12.2% from 508 m to 518 m16.0% from 518 m to 521 m7.9% from 521 m to 528 m10.6% from 528 m to 541 m7.5% from 541 m to 549 m11.8% from 549 m to 554 m11.5% from 554 m to 565 m7.7% from 565 m to 570 m13.2% from 570 m to 578 m9.5% from 578 m to 592 m15.4% from 592 m to 595 m11.5% from 595 m to 600 m7.8% from 600 m to 613 m9.2% from 613 m to 622 m6.8% from 622 m to 628 m8.5% from 628 m to 639 m6.7% from 639 m to 651 m6.5% from 651 m to 654 m6.5% from 654 m to 673 m9.5% from 673 m to 679 m6.2% from 679 m to 686 m3.9% from 686 m to 711 m8.1% from 711 m to 726 m7.2% from 726 m to 740 m9.0% from 740 m to 753 m9.4% from 753 m to 764 m12.8% from 764 m to 772 m11.3% from 772 m to 777 m11.3% from 777 m to 782 m7.4% from 782 m to 785 m9.6% from 785 m to 795 m13.6% from 795 m to 806 m13.0% from 806 m to 810 m18.2% from 810 m to 813 m16.3% from 813 m to 821 m17.9% from 821 m to 828 m17.4% from 828 m to 830 m11.3% from 830 m to 837 m12.9% from 837 m to 847 m23.2% from 847 m to 853 m23.3% from 853 m to 858 m15.7% from 858 m to 867 m15.2% from 867 m to 873 m18.2% from 873 m to 880 m25.0% from 880 m to 884 m20.0% from 884 m to 886 m17.2% from 886 m to 892 m19.4% from 892 m to 898 m14.0% from 898 m to 906 m21.1% from 906 m to 908 m9.5% from 908 m to 910 m20.5% from 910 m to 914 m22.2% from 914 m to 918 m23.5% from 918 m to 920 m12.5% from 920 m to 921 m16.1% from 921 m to 927 m12.7% from 927 m to 938 m10.9% from 938 m to 948 m8.6% from 948 m to 959 m10.0% from 959 m to 971 m8.5% from 971 m to 976 m12.3% from 976 m to 982 m16.1% from 982 m to 989 m14.6% from 989 m to 993 m14.6% from 993 m to 997 m20.3% from 997 m to 1.0 km14.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km23.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km25.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km22.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11%14%8%14%15%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.21 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain148 m / 486 ft
Average gradient12.2%
Maximum gradient45.5%
Elevation high352.4 m / 1,156 ft
Elevation low204 m / 669 ft
Climb difficulty score14,801.97

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 345,239th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 19,716th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,279th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 21st out of 966 cycling climbs in Angus.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Kirkton of Tealing.

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