Kirkgate to Bavelow Castle

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Harlaw Road, Currie, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 6AT, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Kirkgate to Bavelow Castle.

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance5.65 km / 3.51 miles
Elevation gain89.8 m / 295 ft
Average gradient1.6%
Maximum gradient13.7%
Elevation high323.9 m / 1,063 ft
Elevation low227.5 m / 746 ft
Climb difficulty score8,977.3

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 653,036th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 50,877th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,565th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 175th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

Ranking 26th out of 104 cycling climbs in Currie.

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