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Blackford peak climb

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Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve, Blackford Hill View, Blackford Hill, Blackford, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3HD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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85 m105 m130 m150 m-5.8% from 0 m to 14 m-5.9% from 14 m to 31 m-18.4% from 31 m to 51 m-26.5% from 51 m to 70 m-24.6% from 70 m to 77 m-22.4% from 77 m to 82 m12.3% from 82 m to 90 m11.1% from 90 m to 99 m3.8% from 99 m to 107 m4.3% from 107 m to 114 m11.9% from 114 m to 120 m12.7% from 120 m to 125 m20.5% from 125 m to 130 m21.6% from 130 m to 134 m15.9% from 134 m to 138 m11.1% from 138 m to 142 m10.5% from 142 m to 145 m26.2% from 145 m to 150 m24.6% from 150 m to 156 m22.8% from 156 m to 162 m19.0% from 162 m to 168 m18.2% from 168 m to 174 m11.8% from 174 m to 177 m23.7% from 177 m to 181 m22.2% from 181 m to 185 m24.4% from 185 m to 189 m18.5% from 189 m to 195 m15.6% from 195 m to 201 m0.0% from 201 m to 209 m-2.8% from 209 m to 216 m0.0% from 216 m to 222 m7.5% from 222 m to 227 m14.3% from 227 m to 232 m10.9% from 232 m to 238 m12.7% from 238 m to 244 m20.0% from 244 m to 250 m18.5% from 250 m to 256 m11.4% from 256 m to 260 m7.9% from 260 m to 264 m9.6% from 264 m to 269 m13.8% from 269 m to 275 m14.0% from 275 m to 280 m7.8% from 280 m to 286 m3.9% from 286 m to 291 m11.3% from 291 m to 297 m13.5% from 297 m to 302 m11.4% from 302 m to 309 m11.1% from 309 m to 319 m15.7% from 319 m to 326 m10.9% from 326 m to 331 m1.6% from 331 m to 337 m1.4% from 337 m to 344 m5.1% from 344 m to 350 m2.0% from 350 m to 355 m0.0% from 355 m to 362 m-1.4% from 362 m to 370 m-1.6% from 370 m to 376 m3.2% from 376 m to 382 m5.5% from 382 m to 388 m13.4% from 388 m to 394 m11.0% from 394 m to 402 m16.9% from 402 m to 410 m15.9% from 410 m to 417 m9.4% from 417 m to 423 m17.6% from 423 m to 432 m18.0% from 432 m to 442 m14.3% from 442 m to 451 m14.5% from 451 m to 459 m16.0% from 459 m to 467 m16.4% from 467 m to 474 m15.5% from 474 m to 482 m16.0% from 482 m to 491 m15.7% from 491 m to 498 m18.6% from 498 m to 503 m18.5% from 503 m to 510 m14.7% from 510 m to 517 m13.4% from 517 m to 525 m0.0% from 525 m to 532 m0.0% from 532 m to 538 m3.7% from 538 m to 544 m11.9% from 544 m to 550 m17.0% from 550 m to 558 m14.9% from 558 m to 565 m2.8% from 565 m to 569 m6.1% from 569 m to 572 m-2.6% from 572 m to 576 m-8.2% from 576 m to 581 m-9.2% from 581 m to 588 m-8.6% from 588 m to 594 m-10.3% from 594 m to 598 m-8.9% from 598 m to 602 m-7.8% from 602 m to 608 m-8.8% from 608 m to 613 m-8.9% from 613 m to 618 m-8.0% from 618 m to 623 m-6.1% from 623 m to 628 m-8.9% from 628 m to 632 m-9.8% from 632 m to 638 m-9.5% from 638 m to 642 m-9.3% from 642 m to 647 m-13.2% from 647 m to 652 m-19.2% from 652 m to 657 m-17.5% from 657 m to 661 m-11%16%9%6%16%5%-10%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.66 km / 0.41 miles
Elevation gain35.2 m / 115 ft
Average gradient5.3%
Maximum gradient22.9%
Elevation high146.2 m / 480 ft
Elevation low88.9 m / 292 ft
Climb difficulty score3,517.58

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,395,597th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 136,397th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,412th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 655th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 14th out of 45 cycling climbs in Blackford.

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