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Craiglockhart ascent

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Union Canal Towpath, Craighouse, Comiston, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 1LP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.33 km / 0.83 miles
Elevation gain46.1 m / 151 ft
Average gradient3.4%
Maximum gradient8%
Elevation high123.4 m / 405 ft
Elevation low78.4 m / 257 ft
Climb difficulty score4,534.58

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,179,380th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 109,915th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 11,794th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 496th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Comiston.

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