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The Wrong Way to the Top

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Blackford Avenue, Blackford Hill, Blackford, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3ER, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m90 m105 m120 m9.8% from 0 m to 4 m9.5% from 4 m to 8 m9.8% from 8 m to 12 m13.9% from 12 m to 16 m14.7% from 16 m to 19 m12.9% from 19 m to 23 m15.6% from 23 m to 26 m15.6% from 26 m to 29 m12.5% from 29 m to 32 m15.8% from 32 m to 38 m14.3% from 38 m to 41 m15.8% from 41 m to 45 m14.3% from 45 m to 49 m17.1% from 49 m to 52 m15.2% from 52 m to 55 m16.1% from 55 m to 59 m13.3% from 59 m to 62 m17.3% from 62 m to 67 m8.3% from 67 m to 73 m2.6% from 73 m to 77 m0.0% from 77 m to 81 m0.0% from 81 m to 85 m2.6% from 85 m to 89 m0.0% from 89 m to 92 m0.0% from 92 m to 96 m2.8% from 96 m to 99 m2.9% from 99 m to 103 m0.0% from 103 m to 106 m0.0% from 106 m to 110 m2.9% from 110 m to 113 m0.0% from 113 m to 116 m2.9% from 116 m to 120 m0.0% from 120 m to 123 m3.1% from 123 m to 126 m0.0% from 126 m to 129 m0.0% from 129 m to 133 m0.0% from 133 m to 136 m0.0% from 136 m to 142 m3.2% from 142 m to 145 m8.3% from 145 m to 149 m11.1% from 149 m to 152 m15.8% from 152 m to 156 m12.8% from 156 m to 160 m13.2% from 160 m to 164 m15.4% from 164 m to 168 m17.5% from 168 m to 172 m15.4% from 172 m to 175 m15.0% from 175 m to 179 m13.5% from 179 m to 183 m10.8% from 183 m to 187 m10.8% from 187 m to 191 m5.3% from 191 m to 194 m5.4% from 194 m to 198 m2.8% from 198 m to 202 m2.9% from 202 m to 205 m3.0% from 205 m to 208 m3.1% from 208 m to 212 m0.0% from 212 m to 215 m3.1% from 215 m to 218 m2.9% from 218 m to 222 m3.0% from 222 m to 225 m2.9% from 225 m to 228 m3.0% from 228 m to 232 m2.9% from 232 m to 235 m2.6% from 235 m to 239 m2.6% from 239 m to 243 m5.7% from 243 m to 246 m6.1% from 246 m to 249 m6.5% from 249 m to 253 m5.4% from 253 m to 256 m11.8% from 256 m to 260 m6.5% from 260 m to 263 m10.0% from 263 m to 268 m12.5% from 268 m to 273 m17.5% from 273 m to 278 m21.6% from 278 m to 282 m19.4% from 282 m to 285 m16.9% from 285 m to 292 m11.4% from 292 m to 295 m10.8% from 295 m to 299 m7.9% from 299 m to 303 m7.7% from 303 m to 306 m5.6% from 306 m to 310 m0.0% from 310 m to 314 m-2.7% from 314 m to 317 m-2.5% from 317 m to 321 m-2.7% from 321 m to 325 m-5.6% from 325 m to 329 m-2.7% from 329 m to 332 m-2.8% from 332 m to 336 m4.7% from 336 m to 340 m12.5% from 340 m to 343 m13.5% from 343 m to 347 m16.7% from 347 m to 351 m20.0% from 351 m to 354 m17.6% from 354 m to 358 m17.6% from 358 m to 361 m20.4% from 361 m to 366 m18.5% from 366 m to 372 m19.4% from 372 m to 375 m16.3% from 375 m to 379 m9.8% from 379 m to 384 m9.3% from 384 m to 390 m6.9% from 390 m to 396 m10.0% from 396 m to 399 m3.5% from 399 m to 404 m1.8% from 404 m to 410 m0.0% from 410 m to 415 m-3.2% from 415 m to 419 m-6.1% from 419 m to 422 m-6.1% from 422 m to 425 m-2.6% from 425 m to 429 m0.0% from 429 m to 433 m0.0% from 433 m to 436 m-1.7% from 436 m to 442 m0.0% from 442 m to 445 m-3.2% from 445 m to 448 m3.4% from 448 m to 454 m0.0% from 454 m to 457 m1.8% from 457 m to 463 m3.2% from 463 m to 469 m3.2% from 469 m to 472 m0.0% from 472 m to 478 m0.0% from 478 m to 482 m-2.7% from 482 m to 485 m0.0% from 485 m to 489 m0.0% from 489 m to 492 m0.0% from 492 m to 495 m0.0% from 495 m to 499 m3.1% from 499 m to 502 m0.0% from 502 m to 505 m3.1% from 505 m to 508 m2.8% from 508 m to 512 m6.3% from 512 m to 515 m6.1% from 515 m to 518 m2.9% from 518 m to 522 m2.9% from 522 m to 525 m6.3% from 525 m to 528 m6.3% from 528 m to 532 m6.3% from 532 m to 535 m9.7% from 535 m to 538 m10%7%8%9%-0%5%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.54 km / 0.33 miles
Elevation gain35.8 m / 117 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient19.1%
Elevation high115.6 m / 379 ft
Elevation low79.8 m / 262 ft
Climb difficulty score3,582.41

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,379,460th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 134,329th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,210th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 643rd out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 13th out of 45 cycling climbs in Blackford.

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