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Arthur's Seat - Gate to Top

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Queen's Drive, Jock's Lodge, Northfield/Willowbrae, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8JD, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km12.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-10.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km8.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4%10%5%5%5%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.46 km / 0.91 miles
Elevation gain81.6 m / 268 ft
Average gradient5.6%
Maximum gradient19.7%
Elevation high129.6 m / 425 ft
Elevation low47.9 m / 157 ft
Climb difficulty score8,153.37

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AS Climb - after gate to end Dunsapie loch
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Arthur's Seat KoM - from barrier to peak
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From Gate to Loch (Standing Start)
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1.32 km5.6%73 m
Scma hill climb 2015 course
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1.52 km4.9%74 m
Proper Cycling Arthur Seat Climb
Northfield/Willowbrae, City of Edinburgh
1.23 km5.7%69 m

Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 740,179th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 59,665th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,526th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 218th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 76 climbs) in Northfield/Willowbrae.

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