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Poets steps to top of kirkgate

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Poet's Glen, Blinkbonny, Currie, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 6AG, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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130 m165 m205 m240 m7.4% from 0 m to 5 m20.0% from 5 m to 8 m7.7% from 8 m to 21 m6.3% from 21 m to 25 m10.0% from 25 m to 35 m17.6% from 35 m to 38 m23.5% from 38 m to 41 m4.7% from 41 m to 58 m18.2% from 58 m to 62 m-12.1% from 62 m to 65 m15.5% from 65 m to 75 m9.0% from 75 m to 89 m5.9% from 89 m to 92 m10.1% from 92 m to 102 m15.2% from 102 m to 111 m10.7% from 111 m to 117 m26.7% from 117 m to 120 m0.0% from 120 m to 123 m5.4% from 123 m to 137 m13.3% from 137 m to 140 m-4.5% from 140 m to 149 m-9.0% from 149 m to 156 m-10.5% from 156 m to 160 m5.4% from 160 m to 163 m-9.8% from 163 m to 167 m8.1% from 167 m to 180 m-4.9% from 180 m to 184 m30.3% from 184 m to 187 m15.6% from 187 m to 194 m12.9% from 194 m to 197 m15.9% from 197 m to 203 m15.6% from 203 m to 209 m12.5% from 209 m to 213 m7.7% from 213 m to 226 m32.3% from 226 m to 229 m10.0% from 229 m to 241 m20.0% from 241 m to 250 m0.0% from 250 m to 256 m20.0% from 256 m to 259 m17.2% from 259 m to 264 m7.2% from 264 m to 273 m21.4% from 273 m to 275 m6.6% from 275 m to 288 m26.7% from 288 m to 291 m6.9% from 291 m to 305 m21.8% from 305 m to 310 m9.3% from 310 m to 319 m0.0% from 319 m to 322 m40.0% from 322 m to 323 m-6.2% from 323 m to 326 m10.0% from 326 m to 328 m0.0% from 328 m to 331 m10.0% from 331 m to 341 m29.1% from 341 m to 346 m8.1% from 346 m to 358 m19.0% from 358 m to 365 m17.9% from 365 m to 371 m18.8% from 371 m to 375 m26.7% from 375 m to 378 m6.8% from 378 m to 384 m11.3% from 384 m to 389 m29.6% from 389 m to 392 m7.2% from 392 m to 403 m9.5% from 403 m to 409 m15.6% from 409 m to 415 m-2.9% from 415 m to 422 m9.2% from 422 m to 437 m4.9% from 437 m to 442 m7.5% from 442 m to 450 m5.0% from 450 m to 454 m4.7% from 454 m to 471 m-5.1% from 471 m to 486 m11.8% from 486 m to 497 m-4.5% from 497 m to 515 m-20.0% from 515 m to 520 m-4.1% from 520 m to 524 m-26.3% from 524 m to 528 m-15.9% from 528 m to 537 m7.8% from 537 m to 542 m-7.1% from 542 m to 548 m-3.2% from 548 m to 560 m-1.0% from 560 m to 580 m6.4% from 580 m to 593 m5.1% from 593 m to 604 m3.6% from 604 m to 621 m7.1% from 621 m to 627 m4.9% from 627 m to 643 m14.5% from 643 m to 654 m3.6% from 654 m to 665 m5.5% from 665 m to 676 m0.5% from 676 m to 717 m0.0% from 717 m to 742 m2.9% from 742 m to 756 m-0.8% from 756 m to 804 m2.0% from 804 m to 844 m1.5% from 844 m to 870 m6.2% from 870 m to 889 m4.9% from 889 m to 914 m3.2% from 914 m to 920 m3.3% from 920 m to 944 m2.0% from 944 m to 974 m6.9% from 974 m to 980 m3.5% from 980 m to 991 m5.0% from 991 m to 1.0 km-3.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km24.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-1.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-4.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km18.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km9.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-3.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-3.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-9.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-7.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-5.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km5.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-5.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km3.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km11.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km4.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km20.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km8.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km8.9% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km8.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km8.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km10.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km7.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km3.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km12.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km72.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-36.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-33.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km17.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-8.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km17.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km1.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.2% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km7.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km5.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km5.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km5.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km15.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km1.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km6.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km7.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km7.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.1% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km9%2%3%0%5%6%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.66 km / 1.65 miles
Elevation gain108.4 m / 356 ft
Average gradient4.1%
Maximum gradient19.8%
Elevation high240 m / 787 ft
Elevation low131.6 m / 432 ft
Climb difficulty score10,836.38

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 516,456th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 37,094th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,101st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 121st out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 17th out of 104 cycling climbs in Currie.

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