Through Backmuir

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Liff Road, Muirhead, Backmuir of Liff, Muirhead, Angus, Scotland, DD2 5NH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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140 m150 m155 m165 m3.4% from 0 m to 6 m3.4% from 6 m to 12 m3.6% from 12 m to 17 m3.3% from 17 m to 23 m2.0% from 23 m to 28 m3.1% from 28 m to 35 m3.5% from 35 m to 41 m2.2% from 41 m to 45 m1.5% from 45 m to 52 m4.3% from 52 m to 56 m0.0% from 56 m to 61 m1.7% from 61 m to 67 m3.7% from 67 m to 72 m0.0% from 72 m to 76 m1.6% from 76 m to 82 m-1.5% from 82 m to 89 m0.0% from 89 m to 98 m0.0% from 98 m to 106 m1.6% from 106 m to 112 m1.6% from 112 m to 118 m1.6% from 118 m to 124 m0.0% from 124 m to 132 m0.0% from 132 m to 136 m1.2% from 136 m to 145 m0.0% from 145 m to 151 m-1.4% from 151 m to 158 m0.0% from 158 m to 165 m0.0% from 165 m to 171 m-1.5% from 171 m to 178 m0.0% from 178 m to 185 m-2.1% from 185 m to 190 m0.0% from 190 m to 195 m0.0% from 195 m to 201 m-1.5% from 201 m to 207 m0.0% from 207 m to 215 m-1.3% from 215 m to 223 m4.3% from 223 m to 227 m2.3% from 227 m to 232 m3.9% from 232 m to 237 m3.5% from 237 m to 242 m5.7% from 242 m to 248 m3.9% from 248 m to 253 m3.9% 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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 gain23.8 m / 78 ft
Average gradient1.2%
Maximum gradient7.9%
Elevation high160.7 m / 527 ft
Elevation low144.1 m / 473 ft
Climb difficulty score1,703.16

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,002,250th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 219,381st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 22,335th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 669th out of 966 cycling climbs in Angus.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 9 climbs) in Muirhead.

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