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Craigmillar Castle Road, Niddrie Mains, Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 4SE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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80 m90 m95 m105 m1.4% from 0 m to 14 m0.0% from 14 m to 26 m3.2% from 26 m to 45 m6.6% from 45 m to 63 m8.3% from 63 m to 75 m3.3% from 75 m to 81 m7.1% from 81 m to 92 m7.7% from 92 m to 97 m1.9% from 97 m to 108 m12.0% from 108 m to 113 m7.4% from 113 m to 118 m9.3% from 118 m to 129 m3.7% from 129 m to 134 m3.6% from 134 m to 145 m3.7% from 145 m to 151 m9.7% from 151 m to 161 m6.8% from 161 m to 176 m4.0% from 176 m to 181 m6.1% from 181 m to 191 m8.7% from 191 m to 195 m10.1% from 195 m to 209 m10.0% from 209 m to 213 m5.5% from 213 m to 220 m8.6% from 220 m to 227 m10.5% from 227 m to 231 m4.3% from 231 m to 240 m4.0% from 240 m to 245 m7.1% from 245 m to 251 m8.1% from 251 m to 261 m3.8% from 261 m to 266 m2.4% from 266 m to 282 m15.7% from 282 m to 288 m7.5% from 288 m to 301 m8.7% from 301 m to 305 m6.5% from 305 m to 318 m4%7%7%7%0 m100 m200 m300 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.32 km / 0.20 miles
Elevation gain19.2 m / 63 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient8.8%
Elevation high100.2 m / 329 ft
Elevation low81 m / 266 ft
Climb difficulty score1,906.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,915,572nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 206,582nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 21,161st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 1,106th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 27 climbs) in Craigmillar.

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