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Balerno Climb

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32, Bavelaw Green, Balerno, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 7GD, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Balerno Climb.

155 m195 m240 m280 m1.0% from 0 m to 11 m2.5% from 11 m to 31 m3.1% from 31 m to 50 m2.7% from 50 m to 68 m3.3% from 68 m to 86 m2.9% from 86 m to 104 m3.7% from 104 m to 152 m3.6% from 152 m to 199 m5.0% from 199 m to 229 m5.2% from 229 m to 272 m5.8% from 272 m to 311 m5.3% from 311 m to 336 m4.2% from 336 m to 348 m4.2% from 348 m to 383 m3.6% from 383 m to 419 m3.0% from 419 m to 457 m4.3% from 457 m to 494 m4.9% from 494 m to 531 m4.4% from 531 m to 565 m5.3% from 565 m to 597 m5.0% from 597 m to 629 m4.2% from 629 m to 662 m3.1% from 662 m to 701 m3.1% from 701 m to 740 m5.0% from 740 m to 778 m5.1% from 778 m to 815 m4.0% from 815 m to 852 m3.6% from 852 m to 891 m3.9% from 891 m to 929 m3.1% from 929 m to 967 m4.1% from 967 m to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-0.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-0.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km2.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km1.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km6.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km8.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km8.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.9% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km3.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.9% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km6.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km7.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km3.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-0.3% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-0.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-1.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-1.6% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km-0.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-0.5% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-0.9% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-0.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km0.5% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km0.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km0.6% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km1.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km1.2% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km1.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km2.0% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km2.6% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km3.2% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km3.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.3% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km2.8% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km2.9% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km1.9% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km1.8% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km0.4% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km-0.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-1.3% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km-1.2% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-1.2% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km-0.2% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km-0.3% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km-0.9% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km0.0% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km0.0% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km-0.2% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km0.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km0.0% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km0.2% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km0.6% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km0.4% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km1.4% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km1.9% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km2.3% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km1.6% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km1.4% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km2.1% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km1.6% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km0.2% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km4%3%3%1%0%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance4.8 km / 2.98 miles
Elevation gain118 m / 387 ft
Average gradient2.5%
Maximum gradient8.6%
Elevation high277.2 m / 909 ft
Elevation low159.2 m / 522 ft
Climb difficulty score11,815.38

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 463,015th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 31,636th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,519th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 96th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 19th out of 113 cycling climbs in Balerno.

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