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The Red Road

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City of Edinburgh Bypass, New Swanston, Bonaly, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH10 7HH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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m20.4% from 171 m to 176 m13.6% from 176 m to 181 m14.3% from 181 m to 185 m17.4% from 185 m to 187 m20.0% from 187 m to 191 m19.5% from 191 m to 195 m9.1% from 195 m to 200 m14.0% from 200 m to 204 m19.0% from 204 m to 208 m14.0% from 208 m to 213 m9.8% from 213 m to 217 m8.7% from 217 m to 221 m18.2% from 221 m to 223 m12.2% from 223 m to 228 m8.5% from 228 m to 233 m8.3% from 233 m to 238 m8.9% from 238 m to 242 m6.5% from 242 m to 252 m12.8% from 252 m to 256 m8.5% from 256 m to 261 m9.1% from 261 m to 265 m9.3% from 265 m to 270 m9.1% from 270 m to 272 m18.2% from 272 m to 275 m16.7% from 275 m to 279 m4.9% from 279 m to 283 m10.0% from 283 m to 287 m10.3% from 287 m to 293 m15.4% from 293 m to 297 m9.3% from 297 m to 301 m8.9% from 301 m to 305 m4.8% from 305 m to 310 m7.0% from 310 m to 318 m14.6% from 318 m to 322 m7.3% from 322 m to 328 m5.6% from 328 m to 331 m8.3% from 331 m to 336 m3.7% from 336 m to 352 m8.3% from 352 m to 355 m8.5% from 355 m to 360 m8.0% from 360 m to 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.71 km / 1.06 miles
Elevation gain237.6 m / 780 ft
Average gradient13.9%
Maximum gradient25.6%
Elevation high399.2 m / 1,310 ft
Elevation low161.6 m / 530 ft
Climb difficulty score23,766.25

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 173,534th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 4,909th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 695th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 17th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 70 climbs) in Bonaly.

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