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Short Eastward Climb from Blackford Pond to Observatory

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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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90 m100 m115 m125 m6.1% from 0 m to 5 m6.5% from 5 m to 10 m3.7% from 10 m to 15 m9.5% from 15 m to 21 m8.5% from 21 m to 27 m7.8% from 27 m to 32 m9.4% from 32 m to 38 m16.3% from 38 m to 42 m15.4% from 42 m to 48 m17.1% from 48 m to 52 m21.9% from 52 m to 55 m18.9% from 55 m to 59 m18.5% from 59 m to 61 m15.0% from 61 m to 63 m15.0% from 63 m to 65 m15.4% from 65 m to 67 m17.6% from 67 m to 68 m17.4% from 68 m to 71 m22.2% from 71 m to 72 m16.7% from 72 m to 74 m26.1% from 74 m to 77 m19.0% from 77 m to 79 m21.1% from 79 m to 81 m11.1% from 81 m to 82 m18.8% from 82 m to 84 m17.6% from 84 m to 86 m25.0% from 86 m to 88 m25.0% from 88 m to 90 m15.8% from 90 m to 92 m15.8% from 92 m to 94 m22.7% from 94 m to 96 m15.0% from 96 m to 98 m26.1% from 98 m to 100 m18.2% from 100 m to 103 m17.4% from 103 m to 105 m9.5% from 105 m to 107 m5.6% from 107 m to 109 m5.3% from 109 m to 111 m5.9% from 111 m to 112 m15.0% from 112 m to 114 m-6.3% from 114 m to 116 m0.0% from 116 m to 118 m12.5% from 118 m to 120 m5.9% from 120 m to 122 m5.3% from 122 m to 124 m13.3% from 124 m to 125 m15.4% from 125 m to 126 m8.3% from 126 m to 128 m0.0% from 128 m to 128 m9.1% from 128 m to 129 m11.1% from 129 m to 131 m13.3% from 131 m to 133 m15.0% from 133 m to 135 m15.8% from 135 m to 137 m8.3% from 137 m to 139 m8.3% from 139 m to 141 m7.7% from 141 m to 144 m8.0% from 144 m to 147 m4.2% from 147 m to 149 m4.2% from 149 m to 151 m4.5% from 151 m to 154 m5.7% from 154 m to 157 m7.9% from 157 m to 161 m6.5% from 161 m to 164 m9.7% from 164 m to 167 m7.1% from 167 m to 170 m6.9% from 170 m to 173 m8.0% from 173 m to 175 m11.1% from 175 m to 178 m12.5% from 178 m to 180 m15.0% from 180 m to 182 m15.4% from 182 m to 185 m10.5% from 185 m to 187 m10.0% from 187 m to 189 m12.5% from 189 m to 190 m16.7% from 190 m to 192 m10.0% from 192 m to 194 m18.2% from 194 m to 195 m8.3% from 195 m to 198 m10.0% from 198 m to 200 m8.0% from 200 m to 202 m10.5% from 202 m to 204 m9.5% from 204 m to 206 m11.5% from 206 m to 209 m10.7% from 209 m to 212 m11.5% from 212 m to 214 m6.5% from 214 m to 217 m6.9% from 217 m to 220 m6.5% from 220 m to 223 m7.1% from 223 m to 226 m6.9% from 226 m to 229 m5.9% from 229 m to 232 m5.7% from 232 m to 236 m9.1% from 236 m to 239 m3.1% from 239 m to 242 m3.2% from 242 m to 246 m7.7% from 246 m to 249 m2.8% from 249 m to 253 m7.5% from 253 m to 257 m5.1% from 257 m to 261 m5.1% from 261 m to 265 m4.8% from 265 m to 269 m5.1% from 269 m to 273 m9.3% from 273 m to 278 m6.5% from 278 m to 283 m4.9% from 283 m to 287 m2.5% from 287 m to 291 m5.4% from 291 m to 295 m3.3% from 295 m to 298 m3.8% from 298 m to 300 m2.4% from 300 m to 305 m4.5% from 305 m to 309 m5.3% from 309 m to 313 m2.5% from 313 m to 317 m2.4% from 317 m to 321 m0.0% from 321 m to 325 m0.0% from 325 m to 329 m0.0% from 329 m to 333 m0.0% from 333 m to 337 m2.4% from 337 m to 341 m0.0% from 341 m to 346 m14%9%6%2%0 m100 m200 m300 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.35 km / 0.21 miles
Elevation gain31.1 m / 102 ft
Average gradient9%
Maximum gradient21.2%
Elevation high122.3 m / 401 ft
Elevation low91.3 m / 300 ft
Climb difficulty score3,111.3

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,502,446th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 149,796th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 15,755th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 728th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 17th out of 45 cycling climbs in Blackford.

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