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Blackford Hill full climb

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74, Blackford Avenue, Blackford Hill, Blackford, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3ER, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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95 m130 m160 m195 m9.7% from 0 m to 6 m6.3% from 6 m to 13 m6.5% from 13 m to 19 m0.0% from 19 m to 25 m2.2% from 25 m to 43 m9.8% from 43 m to 50 m6.7% from 50 m to 56 m10.2% from 56 m to 61 m9.7% from 61 m to 68 m0.0% from 68 m to 104 m3.3% from 104 m to 116 m9.2% from 116 m to 122 m9.2% from 122 m to 129 m9.4% from 129 m to 135 m9.1% from 135 m to 142 m0.0% from 142 m to 161 m0.9% from 161 m to 205 m6.5% from 205 m to 211 m6.7% from 211 m to 217 m6.2% from 217 m to 224 m6.7% from 224 m to 230 m2.3% from 230 m to 247 m6.8% from 247 m to 253 m10.2% from 253 m to 259 m6.6% from 259 m to 265 m6.1% from 265 m to 271 m3.1% from 271 m to 285 m6.7% from 285 m to 291 m6.7% from 291 m to 297 m7.1% from 297 m to 302 m10.7% from 302 m to 308 m6.5% from 308 m to 314 m7.4% from 314 m to 319 m7.7% from 319 m to 325 m8.0% from 325 m to 330 m8.3% from 330 m to 334 m0.0% from 334 m to 343 m0.0% from 343 m to 358 m0.0% from 358 m to 397 m8.9% from 397 m to 401 m9.1% from 401 m to 406 m9.1% from 406 m to 410 m9.3% from 410 m to 414 m9.5% from 414 m to 419 m4.9% from 419 m to 431 m10.5% from 431 m to 435 m15.4% from 435 m to 438 m10.3% from 438 m to 442 m9.8% from 442 m to 446 m4.8% from 446 m to 459 m9.8% from 459 m to 463 m15.8% from 463 m to 467 m16.7% from 467 m to 471 m24.2% from 471 m to 474 m18.7% from 474 m to 477 m18.2% from 477 m to 480 m25.0% from 480 m to 484 m3.1% from 484 m to 496 m18.7% from 496 m to 500 m12.9% from 500 m to 503 m17.6% from 503 m to 506 m16.7% from 506 m to 510 m16.2% from 510 m to 513 m22.2% from 513 m to 517 m16.7% from 517 m to 521 m4.1% from 521 m to 530 m17.6% from 530 m to 534 m12.5% from 534 m to 537 m18.2% from 537 m to 540 m12.9% from 540 m to 543 m3.9% from 543 m to 559 m11.8% from 559 m to 562 m14.8% from 562 m to 565 m18.7% from 565 m to 568 m12.5% from 568 m to 571 m20.0% from 571 m to 574 m18.8% from 574 m to 577 m18.7% from 577 m to 580 m11.8% from 580 m to 584 m17.1% from 584 m to 587 m12.1% from 587 m to 591 m11.8% from 591 m to 594 m12.1% from 594 m to 597 m12.5% from 597 m to 601 m9.4% from 601 m to 607 m13.3% from 607 m to 610 m19.4% from 610 m to 613 m12.9% from 613 m to 616 m19.4% from 616 m to 619 m6.2% from 619 m to 626 m14.3% from 626 m to 628 m13.8% from 628 m to 631 m13.8% from 631 m to 634 m14.3% from 634 m to 637 m0.0% from 637 m to 644 m17.1% from 644 m to 647 m13.8% from 647 m to 650 m20.0% from 650 m to 653 m25.0% from 653 m to 655 m16.0% from 655 m to 658 m0.0% from 658 m to 660 m7.3% from 660 m to 665 m28.6% from 665 m to 667 m21.1% from 667 m to 669 m27.3% from 669 m to 671 m27.3% from 671 m to 674 m38.1% from 674 m to 676 m27.3% from 676 m to 678 m28.6% from 678 m to 680 m0.0% from 680 m to 685 m4.2% from 685 m to 694 m14.8% from 694 m to 697 m25.0% from 697 m to 699 m16.0% from 699 m to 702 m15.4% from 702 m to 704 m7.3% from 704 m to 710 m14.3% from 710 m to 713 m13.8% from 713 m to 716 m13.8% from 716 m to 719 m21.4% from 719 m to 721 m0.0% from 721 m to 732 m4.7% from 732 m to 741 m14.3% from 741 m to 744 m7.7% from 744 m to 749 m20.0% from 749 m to 752 m14.8% from 752 m to 755 m16.0% from 755 m to 757 m16.0% from 757 m to 760 m14.8% from 760 m to 762 m24.0% from 762 m to 765 m16.7% from 765 m to 767 m0.0% from 767 m to 780 m15.4% from 780 m to 782 m19.4% from 782 m to 785 m13.3% from 785 m to 788 m21.4% from 788 m to 791 m15.4% from 791 m to 794 m0.0% from 794 m to 796 m3.0% from 796 m to 810 m14.3% from 810 m to 812 m15.4% from 812 m to 815 m16.7% from 815 m to 817 m14.8% from 817 m to 820 m7.1% from 820 m to 829 m14.8% from 829 m to 831 m14.8% from 831 m to 834 m14.3% from 834 m to 837 m13.8% from 837 m to 840 m3.7% from 840 m to 850 m14.3% from 850 m to 853 m14.3% from 853 m to 856 m12.9% from 856 m to 859 m22.2% from 859 m to 862 m13.8% from 862 m to 865 m20.7% from 865 m to 868 m14.8% from 868 m to 870 m21.4% from 870 m to 873 m0.0% from 873 m to 881 m8.0% from 881 m to 886 m15.4% from 886 m to 889 m15.4% from 889 m to 892 m16.7% from 892 m to 894 m30.0% from 894 m to 896 m0.0% from 896 m to 898 m3.5% from 898 m to 910 m33.3% from 910 m to 912 m26.1% from 912 m to 914 m0.0% from 914 m to 916 m60.0% from 916 m to 918 m9.8% from 918 m to 922 m22.2% from 922 m to 924 m17.4% from 924 m to 926 m27.3% from 926 m to 929 m24.0% from 929 m to 931 m24.0% from 931 m to 934 m23.1% from 934 m to 936 m24.0% from 936 m to 939 m0.0% from 939 m to 944 m0.0% from 944 m to 947 m26.7% from 947 m to 949 m26.7% from 949 m to 950 m35.3% from 950 m to 952 m18.2% from 952 m to 954 m17.4% from 954 m to 956 m0.0% from 956 m to 961 m0.0% from 961 m to 969 m0.0% from 969 m to 971 m9.5% from 971 m to 975 m26.1% from 975 m to 978 m17.4% from 978 m to 980 m26.1% from 980 m to 982 m26.1% from 982 m to 985 m30.0% from 985 m to 987 m33.3% from 987 m to 989 m25.0% from 989 m to 991 m6.4% from 991 m to 1.0 km15.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km25.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km24.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km28.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km44.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km44.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km47.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km29.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km28.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-33.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-17.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4%7%12%12%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.18 km / 0.74 miles
Elevation gain97 m / 318 ft
Average gradient8.2%
Maximum gradient38.1%
Elevation high193.6 m / 635 ft
Elevation low95.2 m / 312 ft
Climb difficulty score9,696.14

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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 593,368th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 44,855th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,920th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 144th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Blackford.

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