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Arches to the Observatory

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2, Observatory Road, Blackford Hill, Blackford, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3HE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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70 m85 m100 m115 m0.0% from 0 m to 9 m-4.3% from 9 m to 18 m-2.0% from 18 m to 28 m-2.0% from 28 m to 38 m-2.0% from 38 m to 48 m0.0% from 48 m to 56 m0.0% from 56 m to 66 m0.0% from 66 m to 74 m0.0% from 74 m to 83 m0.0% from 83 m to 92 m0.0% from 92 m to 99 m0.0% from 99 m to 107 m2.8% from 107 m to 114 m5.7% from 114 m to 121 m5.7% from 121 m to 128 m14.9% from 128 m to 134 m14.9% from 134 m to 141 m12.3% from 141 m to 148 m9.4% from 148 m to 154 m12.7% from 154 m to 160 m9.5% from 160 m to 167 m6.6% from 167 m to 173 m13.1% from 173 m to 179 m13.1% from 179 m to 185 m18.7% from 185 m to 191 m15.2% from 191 m to 198 m13.6% from 198 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 209 m17.5% from 209 m to 215 m14.0% from 215 m to 221 m14.0% from 221 m to 227 m13.8% from 227 m to 232 m7.3% from 232 m to 238 m14.0% from 238 m to 244 m10.3% from 244 m to 249 m10.9% from 249 m to 255 m14.0% from 255 m to 261 m15.1% from 261 m to 266 m15.4% from 266 m to 271 m18.9% from 271 m to 276 m12.8% from 276 m to 281 m12.0% from 281 m to 286 m7.4% from 286 m to 291 m11.8% from 291 m to 297 m12.0% from 297 m to 302 m12.8% from 302 m to 306 m14.3% from 306 m to 310 m18.2% from 310 m to 314 m8.3% from 314 m to 319 m15.4% from 319 m to 324 m18.2% from 324 m to 329 m11.5% from 329 m to 334 m11.3% from 334 m to 340 m19.2% from 340 m to 345 m0.0% from 345 m to 350 m15.4% from 350 m to 355 m19.2% from 355 m to 361 m14.8% from 361 m to 366 m14.0% from 366 m to 372 m15.4% from 372 m to 377 m11.5% from 377 m to 382 m7.4% from 382 m to 388 m11.8% from 388 m to 393 m7.8% from 393 m to 398 m11.8% from 398 m to 403 m11.3% from 403 m to 408 m7.1% from 408 m to 414 m13.3% from 414 m to 420 m10.3% from 420 m to 426 m10.5% from 426 m to 431 m-1%10%12%13%11%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.43 km / 0.27 miles
Elevation gain37.8 m / 124 ft
Average gradient8.8%
Maximum gradient15.9%
Elevation high113.6 m / 373 ft
Elevation low74.8 m / 245 ft
Climb difficulty score3,781.62

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,332,858th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 128,563rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 13,659th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 604th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 12th out of 45 cycling climbs in Blackford.

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