Gradual climb up middle path from observatory round comms tower to the trig point

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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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125 m130 m140 m145 m4.9% from 0 m to 14 m5.2% from 14 m to 28 m2.3% from 28 m to 41 m0.8% from 41 m to 54 m0.0% from 54 m to 73 m1.7% from 73 m to 90 m2.8% from 90 m to 104 m1.8% from 104 m to 115 m1.4% from 115 m to 130 m4.3% from 130 m to 144 m7.7% from 144 m to 159 m8.7% from 159 m to 174 m6.4% from 174 m to 190 m5.8% from 190 m to 206 m4.9% from 206 m to 222 m4.9% from 222 m to 238 m-9.4% from 238 m to 254 m-17.1% from 254 m to 271 m-18.2% from 271 m to 288 m-18.6% from 288 m to 304 m0.0% from 304 m to 320 m3.1% from 320 m to 333 m9.6% from 333 m to 345 m-0.8% from 345 m to 358 m-14.2% from 358 m to 371 m-10.9% from 371 m to 382 m-1.0% from 382 m to 392 m-8.5% from 392 m to 400 m1.2% from 400 m to 408 m8.9% from 408 m to 417 m14.1% from 417 m to 425 m26.0% from 425 m to 433 m17.6% from 433 m to 442 m20.7% from 442 m to 451 m19.0% from 451 m to 459 m2%5%-8%-3%15%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.46 km / 0.29 miles
Elevation gain5.8 m / 19 ft
Average gradient1.3%
Maximum gradient20.5%
Elevation high140.26 m / 460 ft
Elevation low127.59 m / 419 ft
Climb difficulty score578.47

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,618,183rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 317,285th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 30,549th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 1,901st out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

Ranking 41st out of 45 cycling climbs in Blackford.

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