Grassmarket to the Castle hike-a-bike
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 0.31 km / 0.19 miles |
| Elevation gain | 34.2 m / 112 ft |
| Average gradient | 10.9% |
| Maximum gradient | 38.5% |
| Elevation high | 104 m / 341 ft |
| Elevation low | 69.8 m / 229 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 3,421.38 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 1,419,170th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 139,333rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 14,695th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland. |
⚖ Ranks 674th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 38 climbs) in Old Town. |
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