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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

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Through Backmuir.

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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m-2.9% from 645 m to 652 m-2.3% from 652 m to 656 m-2.7% from 656 m to 660 m-2.2% from 660 m to 665 m-3.8% from 665 m to 670 m-3.8% from 670 m to 675 m-3.8% from 675 m to 680 m2.4% from 680 m to 685 m3.3% from 685 m to 688 m0.0% from 688 m to 693 m2.7% from 693 m to 696 m3.9% from 696 m to 701 m2.1% from 701 m to 706 m5.3% from 706 m to 710 m2.4% from 710 m to 714 m2.9% from 714 m to 718 m3.3% from 718 m to 721 m1.6% from 721 m to 727 m2.9% from 727 m to 730 m0.0% from 730 m to 736 m0.0% from 736 m to 740 m0.0% from 740 m to 744 m0.0% from 744 m to 749 m2.2% from 749 m to 754 m1.9% from 754 m to 759 m1.9% from 759 m to 764 m0.0% from 764 m to 770 m1.9% from 770 m to 775 m0.0% from 775 m to 780 m2.5% from 780 m to 784 m2.9% from 784 m to 787 m0.0% from 787 m to 792 m3.3% from 792 m to 795 m2.3% from 795 m to 799 m2.3% from 799 m to 804 m2.4% from 804 m to 808 m2.4% from 808 m to 812 m2.4% from 812 m to 816 m2.5% from 816 m to 820 m3.0% from 820 m to 823 m3.5% from 823 m to 829 m1.8% 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km1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.8% 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 km2.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.6% 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 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 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 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% 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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

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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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.

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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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