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Back Again

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Heriot-Watt University, Hermiston House Road, Currie, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.4 km / 1.49 miles
Elevation gain42 m / 138 ft
Average gradient1.8%
Maximum gradient6.6%
Elevation high138.8 m / 455 ft
Elevation low84.5 m / 277 ft
Climb difficulty score4,199.48

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,243,862nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 117,708th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 12,586th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 543rd out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 51st out of 104 cycling climbs in Currie.

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