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Ladysmith Observatory

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1, Maurice Place, Blackford Hill, Blackford, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3EP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m90 m110 m125 m1.7% from 0 m to 6 m1.7% from 6 m to 12 m3.2% from 12 m to 18 m4.7% from 18 m to 25 m3.6% from 25 m to 30 m5.4% from 30 m to 36 m5.1% from 36 m to 42 m8.6% from 42 m to 47 m6.6% from 47 m to 53 m8.5% from 53 m to 59 m7.5% from 59 m to 65 m-4.3% from 65 m to 69 m-1.5% from 69 m to 76 m-1.5% from 76 m to 83 m-1.6% from 83 m to 89 m-1.5% from 89 m to 95 m-2.4% from 95 m to 104 m-1.1% from 104 m to 113 m-2.3% from 113 m to 121 m-1.2% from 121 m to 130 m-2.4% from 130 m to 138 m-2.6% from 138 m to 146 m-7.3% from 146 m to 154 m-3.7% from 154 m to 162 m-1.2% from 162 m to 170 m1.2% from 170 m to 178 m1.2% from 178 m to 186 m3.7% from 186 m to 195 m2.7% from 195 m to 202 m1.4% from 202 m to 209 m0.0% from 209 m to 218 m5.8% from 218 m to 226 m5.8% from 226 m to 235 m5.6% from 235 m to 244 m5.1% from 244 m to 252 m4.9% from 252 m to 260 m5.9% from 260 m to 268 m5.9% from 268 m to 277 m6.1% from 277 m to 285 m5.8% from 285 m to 294 m7.1% from 294 m to 302 m5.3% from 302 m to 310 m8.0% from 310 m to 317 m6.9% from 317 m to 324 m6.3% from 324 m to 332 m8.8% from 332 m to 338 m6.8% from 338 m to 342 m9.0% from 342 m to 349 m7.1% from 349 m to 353 m8.1% from 353 m to 357 m9.1% from 357 m to 361 m7.5% from 361 m to 367 m9.6% from 367 m to 372 m7.3% from 372 m to 377 m10.0% from 377 m to 382 m10.0% from 382 m to 387 m9.4% from 387 m to 393 m10.6% from 393 m to 397 m9.5% from 397 m to 402 m9.4% from 402 m to 407 m18.9% from 407 m to 412 m7.8% from 412 m to 417 m7.0% from 417 m to 423 m7.5% from 423 m to 428 m9.3% from 428 m to 434 m10.2% from 434 m to 439 m9.1% from 439 m to 443 m9.6% from 443 m to 448 m8.5% from 448 m to 453 m10.0% from 453 m to 457 m8.1% from 457 m to 461 m11.8% from 461 m to 464 m8.1% from 464 m to 468 m9.5% from 468 m to 472 m11.1% from 472 m to 476 m7.9% from 476 m to 480 m10.0% from 480 m to 484 m10.0% from 484 m to 488 m10.3% from 488 m to 492 m9.8% from 492 m to 496 m12.9% from 496 m to 499 m11.4% from 499 m to 503 m25.0% from 503 m to 507 m19.4% from 507 m to 511 m18.9% from 511 m to 514 m20.5% from 514 m to 518 m19.5% from 518 m to 522 m19.5% from 522 m to 527 m19.5% from 527 m to 531 m23.4% from 531 m to 535 m16.3% from 535 m to 540 m15.9% from 540 m to 544 m16.7% from 544 m to 548 m15.0% from 548 m to 552 m17.9% from 552 m to 556 m15.4% from 556 m to 560 m13.2% from 560 m to 564 m9.5% from 564 m to 568 m9.8% from 568 m to 572 m9.1% from 572 m to 577 m11.9% from 577 m to 581 m10.3% from 581 m to 585 m10.3% from 585 m to 589 m10.3% from 589 m to 592 m8.3% from 592 m to 596 m8.6% from 596 m to 600 m8.6% from 600 m to 603 m33.3% from 603 m to 606 m2.5% from 606 m to 610 m0.0% from 610 m to 614 m2.4% from 614 m to 618 m1.8% from 618 m to 624 m2.6% from 624 m to 628 m2.5% from 628 m to 632 m2.6% from 632 m to 636 m2.5% from 636 m to 640 m2.4% from 640 m to 644 m2.6% from 644 m to 648 m5.1% from 648 m to 652 m5.3% from 652 m to 655 m4.9% from 655 m to 660 m5.0% from 660 m to 664 m9.1% from 664 m to 668 m7.1% from 668 m to 672 m7.1% from 672 m to 676 m10.3% from 676 m to 680 m10.3% from 680 m to 684 m10.5% from 684 m to 688 m10.8% from 688 m to 692 m10.8% from 692 m to 695 m7.3% from 695 m to 699 m10.8% from 699 m to 703 m5.7% from 703 m to 707 m5.7% from 707 m to 710 m5.7% from 710 m to 714 m3%-1%5%8%10%15%6%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.71 km / 0.44 miles
Elevation gain46.6 m / 153 ft
Average gradient6.5%
Maximum gradient15.5%
Elevation high122.2 m / 401 ft
Elevation low75.6 m / 248 ft
Climb difficulty score4,659.81

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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 1,156,907th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 107,227th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 11,535th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 472nd out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 45 climbs) in Blackford.

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