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The backpath

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The Back Path, Firrhill, Comiston, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH13 9AL, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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140 m150 m165 m175 m5.9% from 0 m to 7 m4.7% from 7 m to 15 m-2.1% from 15 m to 43 m0.6% from 43 m to 78 m2.0% from 78 m to 98 m-4.3% from 98 m to 102 m0.0% from 102 m to 117 m0.0% from 117 m to 139 m4.1% from 139 m to 143 m1.5% from 143 m to 171 m0.7% from 171 m to 199 m3.5% from 199 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 238 m1.8% from 238 m to 249 m1.9% from 249 m to 280 m2.6% from 280 m to 295 m8.5% from 295 m to 300 m4.7% from 300 m to 308 m4.4% from 308 m to 317 m-1.0% from 317 m to 337 m-1.1% from 337 m to 356 m0.0% from 356 m to 360 m4.7% from 360 m to 373 m3.3% from 373 m to 391 m5.0% from 391 m to 404 m7.9% from 404 m to 411 m7.7% from 411 m to 419 m8.8% from 419 m to 433 m11.4% from 433 m to 436 m16.7% from 436 m to 440 m18.2% from 440 m to 447 m1.2% from 447 m to 464 m0.7% from 464 m to 492 m6.9% from 492 m to 501 m10.6% from 501 m to 512 m7.7% from 512 m to 515 m16.0% from 515 m to 523 m10.5% from 523 m to 526 m19.6% from 526 m to 531 m13.5% from 531 m to 540 m29.6% from 540 m to 543 m12.9% from 543 m to 546 m16.9% from 546 m to 553 m6.9% from 553 m to 562 m9.5% from 562 m to 570 m11.1% from 570 m to 576 m7.7% from 576 m to 581 m10.3% from 581 m to 593 m15.4% from 593 m to 594 m8.7% from 594 m to 603 m23.5% from 603 m to 605 m14.1% from 605 m to 613 m4.8% from 613 m to 630 m7.5% from 630 m to 635 m7.2% from 635 m to 646 m0.0% from 646 m to 665 m1.0% from 665 m to 684 m3.0% from 684 m to 698 m8.7% from 698 m to 700 m13.2% from 700 m to 708 m14.8% from 708 m to 716 m20.7% from 716 m to 719 m23.1% from 719 m to 721 m42.4% from 721 m to 725 m1%1%2%2%6%12%5%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.72 km / 0.45 miles
Elevation gain31.6 m / 104 ft
Average gradient4.5%
Maximum gradient24.8%
Elevation high174.6 m / 573 ft
Elevation low142 m / 466 ft
Climb difficulty score3,260.25

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,461,892nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 144,674th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 15,251st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 707th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Comiston.

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