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Observatory Rd Climb

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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
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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90 m125 m165 m200 m15.0% from 0 m to 4 m18.2% from 4 m to 6 m8.0% from 6 m to 9 m20.7% from 9 m to 12 m19.0% from 12 m to 14 m15.8% from 14 m to 18 m10.0% from 18 m to 24 m16.7% from 24 m to 26 m16.3% from 26 m to 31 m6.8% from 31 m to 37 m33.3% from 37 m to 42 m22.2% from 42 m to 44 m46.2% from 44 m to 46 m29.6% from 46 m to 48 m10.0% from 48 m to 52 m62.5% from 52 m to 54 m21.1% from 54 m to 56 m42.9% from 56 m to 57 m23.8% from 57 m to 61 m19.5% from 61 m to 65 m36.4% from 65 m to 68 m47.6% from 68 m to 70 m32.0% from 70 m to 72 m100.0% from 72 m to 73 m100.0% from 73 m to 73 m1000.0% from 73 m to 74 m85.7% from 74 m to 74 m47.1% from 74 m to 76 m15.2% from 76 m to 83 m2.6% from 83 m to 90 m15.6% from 90 m to 97 m40.0% from 97 m to 98 m4.9% from 98 m to 102 m13.1% from 102 m to 108 m2.5% from 108 m to 116 m13.8% from 116 m to 119 m11.8% from 119 m to 122 m12.5% from 122 m to 124 m8.3% from 124 m to 126 m22.2% from 126 m to 128 m0.0% from 128 m to 131 m14.3% from 131 m to 134 m19.0% from 134 m to 136 m9.5% from 136 m to 138 m6.0% from 138 m to 144 m8.2% from 144 m to 149 m6.2% from 149 m to 153 m0.0% from 153 m to 154 m4.7% from 154 m to 163 m3.2% from 163 m to 169 m8.3% from 169 m to 174 m8.2% from 174 m to 179 m6.2% from 179 m to 185 m5.9% from 185 m to 192 m6.2% from 192 m to 199 m30.8% from 199 m to 201 m10.3% from 201 m to 205 m200.0% from 205 m to 206 m55.6% from 206 m to 207 m15.4% from 207 m to 210 m26.7% from 210 m to 214 m6.3% from 214 m to 221 m19.4% from 221 m to 224 m10.5% from 224 m to 230 m15.7% from 230 m to 235 m12.8% from 235 m to 239 m13.6% from 239 m to 245 m16.7% from 245 m to 248 m7.7% from 248 m to 250 m10.9% from 250 m to 256 m9.5% from 256 m to 258 m10.0% from 258 m to 260 m16.7% from 260 m to 263 m5.7% from 263 m to 267 m27.8% from 267 m to 271 m11.8% from 271 m to 274 m12.9% from 274 m to 277 m5.1% from 277 m to 289 m8.7% from 289 m to 293 m11.1% from 293 m to 295 m26.7% from 295 m to 297 m10.8% from 297 m to 300 m9.1% from 300 m to 305 m17.0% from 305 m to 309 m9.5% from 309 m to 314 m5.7% from 314 m to 317 m13.6% from 317 m to 322 m23.5% from 322 m to 323 m9.1% from 323 m to 325 m19.0% from 325 m to 328 m8.3% from 328 m to 332 m33.3% from 332 m to 334 m20.0% from 334 m to 336 m10.5% from 336 m to 338 m17.8% from 338 m to 343 m21.1% from 343 m to 344 m18.6% from 344 m to 349 m15.7% from 349 m to 354 m8.3% from 354 m to 356 m10.3% from 356 m to 360 m12.5% from 360 m to 363 m18.2% from 363 m to 366 m13.3% from 366 m to 370 m13.6% from 370 m to 374 m14.0% from 374 m to 379 m21.1% from 379 m to 381 m20.0% from 381 m to 383 m13.6% from 383 m to 387 m10.0% from 387 m to 389 m9.1% from 389 m to 391 m16.7% from 391 m to 394 m18.2% from 394 m to 398 m19.5% from 398 m to 402 m16.7% from 402 m to 407 m19.0% from 407 m to 411 m12.8% from 411 m to 416 m9.5% from 416 m to 420 m7.1% from 420 m to 434 m4.2% from 434 m to 444 m17.4% from 444 m to 446 m9.1% from 446 m to 448 m13.3% from 448 m to 451 m5.7% from 451 m to 455 m7.4% from 455 m to 460 m2.4% from 460 m to 476 m1.3% from 476 m to 492 m8.2% from 492 m to 497 m4.4% from 497 m to 501 m16.2% from 501 m to 505 m4.4% from 505 m to 510 m0.0% from 510 m to 514 m7.0% from 514 m to 526 m7.1% from 526 m to 529 m13.3% from 529 m to 530 m11.8% from 530 m to 534 m8.7% from 534 m to 536 m13.3% from 536 m to 537 m5.6% from 537 m to 541 m6.3% from 541 m to 551 m7.7% from 551 m to 556 m7.8% from 556 m to 561 m8.2% from 561 m to 566 m3.8% from 566 m to 571 m16.7% from 571 m to 573 m11.3% from 573 m to 579 m7.4% from 579 m to 584 m7.3% from 584 m to 590 m4.1% from 590 m to 595 m3.7% from 595 m to 611 m3.1% from 611 m to 630 m6.6% from 630 m to 636 m6.5% from 636 m to 642 m6.6% from 642 m to 649 m3.3% from 649 m to 655 m3.3% from 655 m to 673 m2.5% from 673 m to 689 m8.2% from 689 m to 693 m8.3% from 693 m to 696 m16.7% from 696 m to 698 m13.0% from 698 m to 703 m27.3% from 703 m to 705 m16.0% from 705 m to 708 m30.0% from 708 m to 710 m16.3% from 710 m to 714 m24.4% from 714 m to 719 m28.6% from 719 m to 721 m24.4% from 721 m to 725 m40.0% from 725 m to 727 m30.3% from 727 m to 730 m26.3% from 730 m to 734 m35.3% from 734 m to 736 m15.0% from 736 m to 740 m39.0% from 740 m to 744 m23.3% from 744 m to 748 m15.4% from 748 m to 753 m25.0% from 753 m to 756 m26.7% from 756 m to 760 m19.0% from 760 m to 764 m16.7% from 764 m to 769 m12.8% from 769 m to 774 m7.5% from 774 m to 787 m5.7% from 787 m to 805 m8.0% from 805 m to 810 m4.5% from 810 m to 814 m12.9% from 814 m to 817 m11.4% from 817 m to 821 m28.6% from 821 m to 822 m26.7% from 822 m to 823 m50.0% from 823 m to 825 m46.7% from 825 m to 828 m34.3% from 828 m to 831 m32.6% from 831 m to 835 m31.6% from 835 m to 839 m31.6% from 839 m to 841 m0.0% from 841 m to 843 m-7.7% from 843 m to 846 m-8.7% from 846 m to 848 m40.0% from 848 m to 849 m13.8% from 849 m to 852 m21.1% from 852 m to 854 m10.0% from 854 m to 856 m4.9% from 856 m to 860 m0.0% from 860 m to 861 m10.0% from 861 m to 865 m15%11%10%15%0 m250 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.86 km / 0.54 miles
Elevation gain106 m / 348 ft
Average gradient12.3%
Maximum gradient145.1%
Elevation high198 m / 650 ft
Elevation low92 m / 302 ft
Climb difficulty score10,603.67

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 530,736th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 38,538th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,268th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 125th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Blackford.

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