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Blackford Hill Climb

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Scout Bridge, Braid Hills, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3HJ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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90 m110 m130 m150 m4.6% from 0 m to 7 m4.3% from 7 m to 11 m4.8% from 11 m to 15 m2.3% from 15 m to 20 m3.7% from 20 m to 31 m3.1% from 31 m to 37 m0.0% from 37 m to 40 m1.5% from 40 m to 47 m-2.7% from 47 m to 51 m0.0% from 51 m to 55 m2.1% from 55 m to 59 m2.2% from 59 m to 64 m0.0% from 64 m to 67 m8.6% from 67 m to 71 m20.4% from 71 m to 76 m19.6% from 76 m to 80 m19.4% from 80 m to 87 m16.7% from 87 m to 91 m18.2% from 91 m to 94 m21.2% from 94 m to 97 m20.4% from 97 m to 102 m19.6% from 102 m to 107 m19.4% from 107 m to 110 m19.7% from 110 m to 118 m18.9% from 118 m to 125 m17.1% from 125 m to 129 m15.9% from 129 m to 136 m14.5% from 136 m to 141 m15.8% from 141 m to 145 m12.1% from 145 m to 149 m13.3% from 149 m to 152 m13.2% from 152 m to 155 m10.9% from 155 m to 160 m10.0% from 160 m to 164 m9.1% from 164 m to 168 m6.9% from 168 m to 174 m7.0% from 174 m to 181 m0.0% from 181 m to 186 m-3.3% from 186 m to 192 m0.0% from 192 m to 195 m0.0% from 195 m to 199 m0.0% from 199 m to 203 m1.9% from 203 m to 209 m2.1% from 209 m to 213 m1.5% from 213 m to 220 m4.7% from 220 m to 229 m-1.6% from 229 m to 235 m-3.7% from 235 m to 243 m-1.4% from 243 m to 250 m-3.0% from 250 m to 257 m-10.4% from 257 m to 265 m-5.5% from 265 m to 272 m-6.5% from 272 m to 281 m-4.7% from 281 m to 290 m-6.3% from 290 m to 298 m-5.6% from 298 m to 307 m-4.2% from 307 m to 314 m-6.4% from 314 m to 319 m-6.7% from 319 m to 326 m-3.3% from 326 m to 332 m1.9% from 332 m to 338 m4.4% from 338 m to 345 m-16.2% from 345 m to 351 m-5.1% from 351 m to 355 m1.1% from 355 m to 364 m1.0% from 364 m to 374 m3.5% from 374 m to 389 m0.6% from 389 m to 406 m5.8% from 406 m to 429 m5.3% from 429 m to 448 m6.5% from 448 m to 463 m12.2% from 463 m to 471 m8.5% from 471 m to 476 m5.0% from 476 m to 482 m3.0% from 482 m to 485 m4.7% from 485 m to 492 m5.9% from 492 m to 497 m7.4% from 497 m to 503 m9.1% from 503 m to 508 m14.3% from 508 m to 515 m16.1% from 515 m to 520 m14.0% from 520 m to 526 m16.4% from 526 m to 532 m17.5% from 532 m to 536 m16.1% from 536 m to 541 m19.8% from 541 m to 549 m20.0% from 549 m to 556 m21.1% from 556 m to 562 m21.9% from 562 m to 565 m24.1% from 565 m to 570 m21.9% from 570 m to 573 m22.6% from 573 m to 576 m16.7% from 576 m to 585 m10.0% from 585 m to 591 m12.5% from 591 m to 595 m12.9% from 595 m to 602 m23.1% from 602 m to 608 m21.6% from 608 m to 612 m10.8% from 612 m to 616 m15.6% from 616 m to 620 m21.2% from 620 m to 627 m14.3% from 627 m to 634 m-2.5% from 634 m to 642 m-2.4% from 642 m to 650 m-4.7% from 650 m to 654 m-11.1% from 654 m to 660 m-19.6% from 660 m to 666 m-15.2% from 666 m to 671 m-14.9% from 671 m to 675 m-8.1% from 675 m to 681 m-3.4% from 681 m to 687 m0.0% from 687 m to 691 m-18.4% from 691 m to 695 m-6.3% from 695 m to 701 m11.4% from 701 m to 705 m10.6% from 705 m to 709 m15.2% from 709 m to 713 m23.4% from 713 m to 720 m24.3% from 720 m to 724 m25.5% from 724 m to 730 m17.9% from 730 m to 733 m12.9% from 733 m to 737 m18.4% from 737 m to 740 m20.0% from 740 m to 743 m19.1% from 743 m to 748 m19.6% from 748 m to 754 m22.2% from 754 m to 758 m19.5% from 758 m to 762 m11.1% from 762 m to 778 m9.6% from 778 m to 805 m9.3% from 805 m to 831 m8.8% from 831 m to 854 m6.1% from 854 m to 877 m8%0%10%10%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.88 km / 0.54 miles
Elevation gain59.1 m / 194 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient16.5%
Elevation high149.1 m / 489 ft
Elevation low90 m / 295 ft
Climb difficulty score5,908.96

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 968,571st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 85,359th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,258th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 347th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 28th out of 102 cycling climbs in Braid Hills.

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