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Blackford Hill from Braid Burn (Long Version)

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Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve, Howe Dean Path, Blackford Hill, Blackford, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 6TR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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80 m110 m145 m175 m0.0% from 0 m to 4 m6.7% from 4 m to 7 m10.5% from 7 m to 17 m10.0% from 17 m to 19 m11.3% from 19 m to 26 m25.5% from 26 m to 32 m48.3% from 32 m to 34 m18.5% from 34 m to 40 m13.8% from 40 m to 43 m26.7% from 43 m to 46 m15.1% from 46 m to 51 m12.5% from 51 m to 53 m29.2% from 53 m to 57 m41.7% from 57 m to 60 m30.4% from 60 m to 64 m20.0% from 64 m to 67 m20.0% from 67 m to 69 m28.6% from 69 m to 72 m10.5% from 72 m to 76 m28.6% from 76 m to 77 m31.6% from 77 m to 81 m34.3% from 81 m to 84 m15.4% from 84 m to 85 m23.1% from 85 m to 91 m25.0% from 91 m to 95 m12.6% from 95 m to 104 m0.0% from 104 m to 106 m18.5% from 106 m to 111 m37.8% from 111 m to 115 m20.8% from 115 m to 119 m8.7% from 119 m to 126 m0.0% from 126 m to 129 m15.0% from 129 m to 133 m15.4% from 133 m to 137 m28.6% from 137 m to 137 m22.2% from 137 m to 138 m12.5% from 138 m to 140 m0.0% from 140 m to 145 m-3.8% from 145 m to 156 m4.6% from 156 m to 169 m10.4% from 169 m to 177 m9.3% from 177 m to 181 m9.7% from 181 m to 187 m7.4% from 187 m to 193 m6.5% from 193 m to 202 m7.1% from 202 m to 210 m5.8% from 210 m to 221 m8.7% from 221 m to 228 m11.1% from 228 m to 233 m12.0% from 233 m to 238 m11.4% from 238 m to 241 m9.6% from 241 m to 250 m30.8% from 250 m to 251 m20.4% from 251 m to 256 m72.7% from 256 m to 257 m0.0% from 257 m to 258 m4.9% from 258 m to 262 m9.3% from 262 m to 266 m17.0% from 266 m to 271 m11.5% from 271 m to 276 m22.2% from 276 m to 278 m17.1% from 278 m to 285 m25.0% from 285 m to 287 m11.3% from 287 m to 294 m11.8% from 294 m to 295 m9.4% from 295 m to 304 m12.5% from 304 m to 306 m12.5% from 306 m to 312 m12.5% from 312 m to 314 m4.9% from 314 m to 322 m5.4% from 322 m to 333 m12.9% from 333 m to 339 m5.9% from 339 m to 343 m11.8% from 343 m to 344 m13.9% from 344 m to 351 m11.8% from 351 m to 357 m17.6% from 357 m to 360 m6.9% from 360 m to 366 m25.8% from 366 m to 369 m18.5% from 369 m to 375 m14.5% from 375 m to 384 m11.8% from 384 m to 385 m2.9% from 385 m to 399 m3.3% from 399 m to 411 m21.1% from 411 m to 413 m10.7% from 413 m to 421 m7.5% from 421 m to 426 m14.8% from 426 m to 431 m10.3% from 431 m to 437 m7.6% from 437 m to 445 m6.8% from 445 m to 451 m7.7% from 451 m to 459 m13.3% from 459 m to 465 m6.2% from 465 m to 471 m9.9% from 471 m to 479 m4.9% from 479 m to 483 m5.2% from 483 m to 495 m6.3% from 495 m to 505 m0.0% from 505 m to 506 m1.7% from 506 m to 518 m3.2% from 518 m to 525 m6.4% from 525 m to 534 m2.7% from 534 m to 549 m2.8% from 549 m to 563 m8.3% from 563 m to 566 m5.9% from 566 m to 579 m10.3% from 579 m to 583 m3.5% from 583 m to 589 m14.9% from 589 m to 596 m11.8% from 596 m to 601 m12.5% from 601 m to 604 m11.9% from 604 m to 612 m0.0% from 612 m to 614 m23.5% from 614 m to 619 m8.5% from 619 m to 624 m18.2% from 624 m to 627 m10.0% from 627 m to 635 m13.3% from 635 m to 637 m16.0% from 637 m to 644 m14.3% from 644 m to 646 m10.7% from 646 m to 653 m13.3% from 653 m to 655 m13.2% from 655 m to 662 m13.8% from 662 m to 665 m12.2% from 665 m to 670 m12.3% from 670 m to 676 m22.2% from 676 m to 678 m12.2% from 678 m to 686 m12.5% from 686 m to 688 m14.3% from 688 m to 695 m11.8% from 695 m to 698 m11.1% from 698 m to 706 m15.1% from 706 m to 711 m11.1% from 711 m to 715 m9.1% from 715 m to 723 m11.1% from 723 m to 727 m10.8% from 727 m to 734 m11.8% from 734 m to 736 m14.0% from 736 m to 745 m5.4% from 745 m to 748 m7.6% from 748 m to 759 m11.4% from 759 m to 762 m6.5% from 762 m to 772 m11.8% from 772 m to 773 m5.6% from 773 m to 784 m1.6% from 784 m to 797 m4.3% from 797 m to 802 m5.4% from 802 m to 816 m4.0% from 816 m to 821 m10.6% from 821 m to 833 m20.0% from 833 m to 837 m9.1% from 837 m to 841 m0.0% from 841 m to 843 m0.0% from 843 m to 848 m1.1% from 848 m to 865 m-2.7% from 865 m to 888 m-3.8% from 888 m to 903 m4.0% from 903 m to 913 m18.2% from 913 m to 916 m2.9% from 916 m to 923 m19.2% from 923 m to 928 m21.1% from 928 m to 933 m16.1% from 933 m to 940 m13%10%10%5%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.94 km / 0.58 miles
Elevation gain92.6 m / 304 ft
Average gradient9.9%
Maximum gradient29.9%
Elevation high173.6 m / 570 ft
Elevation low81 m / 266 ft
Climb difficulty score9,264.46

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 627,990th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 48,364th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,301st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 162nd out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Blackford.

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