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To the Summit

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Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve, Hermitage Gardens, Braid Hills, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH10 6BA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m105 m140 m170 m3.8% from 0 m to 29 m7.4% from 29 m to 44 m12.1% from 44 m to 51 m13.0% from 51 m to 56 m14.6% from 56 m to 61 m16.2% from 61 m to 65 m17.4% from 65 m to 67 m27.4% from 67 m to 73 m22.1% from 73 m to 81 m26.8% from 81 m to 85 m23.3% from 85 m to 89 m173.1% from 89 m to 92 m22.0% from 92 m to 108 m19.7% from 108 m to 115 m18.4% from 115 m to 125 m20.0% from 125 m to 128 m16.7% from 128 m to 134 m14.0% from 134 m to 179 m14.1% from 179 m to 199 m10.0% from 199 m to 220 m5.7% from 220 m to 244 m5.0% from 244 m to 264 m4.8% from 264 m to 285 m3.6% from 285 m to 346 m33.3% from 346 m to 353 m21.5% from 353 m to 372 m16.0% from 372 m to 427 m9.6% from 427 m to 478 m8.7% from 478 m to 538 m15.2% from 538 m to 595 m19.0% from 595 m to 605 m17.0% from 605 m to 615 m14.3% from 615 m to 629 m12.6% from 629 m to 643 m7.9% from 643 m to 699 m5.7% from 699 m to 716 m6.4% from 716 m to 733 m1.9% from 733 m to 759 m-1.2% from 759 m to 777 m1.1% from 777 m to 794 m4.1% from 794 m to 799 m7.8% from 799 m to 825 m13.6% from 825 m to 840 m15%10%10%5%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.84 km / 0.52 miles
Elevation gain93 m / 305 ft
Average gradient11.1%
Maximum gradient43.2%
Elevation high168.3 m / 552 ft
Elevation low75.3 m / 247 ft
Climb difficulty score9,299.91

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 624,947th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 48,080th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,272nd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 158th 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 102 climbs) in Braid Hills.

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