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Grassmarket to the Castle hike-a-bike

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4, Grassmarket, Old Town, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2JU, United Kingdom
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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65 m80 m90 m105 m0.0% from 0 m to 2 m8.3% from 2 m to 7 m21.4% from 7 m to 8 m20.0% from 8 m to 10 m21.4% from 10 m to 11 m20.0% from 11 m to 13 m28.6% from 13 m to 14 m20.0% from 14 m to 16 m21.4% from 16 m to 17 m25.0% from 17 m to 22 m39.1% from 22 m to 24 m13.6% from 24 m to 26 m25.8% from 26 m to 29 m24.3% from 29 m to 33 m37.5% from 33 m to 36 m17.1% from 36 m to 40 m22.6% from 40 m to 44 m35.3% from 44 m to 47 m24.2% from 47 m to 50 m37.5% from 50 m to 51 m28.6% from 51 m to 52 m12.5% from 52 m to 53 m14.3% from 53 m to 53 m12.5% from 53 m to 54 m25.0% from 54 m to 55 m14.3% from 55 m to 56 m12.5% from 56 m to 56 m14.3% from 56 m to 57 m25.0% from 57 m to 58 m12.5% from 58 m to 59 m14.3% from 59 m to 59 m25.0% from 59 m to 60 m14.3% from 60 m to 61 m12.5% from 61 m to 62 m14.3% from 62 m to 62 m262.5% from 62 m to 63 m0.0% from 63 m to 64 m0.0% from 64 m to 65 m0.0% from 65 m to 65 m0.0% from 65 m to 66 m0.0% from 66 m to 67 m0.0% from 67 m to 68 m0.0% from 68 m to 68 m0.0% from 68 m to 69 m0.0% from 69 m to 70 m0.0% from 70 m to 71 m2.9% from 71 m to 74 m0.0% from 74 m to 78 m5.6% from 78 m to 82 m1.5% from 82 m to 89 m13.3% from 89 m to 93 m3.8% from 93 m to 98 m5.0% from 98 m to 104 m5.1% from 104 m to 108 m5.1% from 108 m to 112 m10.0% from 112 m to 114 m5.3% from 114 m to 116 m5.0% from 116 m to 118 m5.3% from 118 m to 120 m5.4% from 120 m to 126 m7.1% from 126 m to 128 m3.7% from 128 m to 131 m6.1% from 131 m to 138 m6.7% from 138 m to 141 m3.2% from 141 m to 144 m6.5% from 144 m to 147 m5.1% from 147 m to 151 m6.3% from 151 m to 156 m4.3% from 156 m to 160 m5.7% from 160 m to 166 m5.9% from 166 m to 176 m5.3% from 176 m to 189 m5.3% from 189 m to 196 m3.8% from 196 m to 204 m6.4% from 204 m to 209 m4.7% from 209 m to 213 m3.3% from 213 m to 216 m6.2% from 216 m to 220 m5.6% from 220 m to 223 m2.7% from 223 m to 227 m5.9% from 227 m to 230 m7.1% from 230 m to 232 m0.0% from 232 m to 233 m7.1% from 233 m to 234 m6.0% from 234 m to 239 m0.0% from 239 m to 243 m5.1% from 243 m to 253 m22.2% from 253 m to 257 m36.4% from 257 m to 260 m4.8% from 260 m to 262 m24.3% from 262 m to 265 m23.7% from 265 m to 269 m22.5% from 269 m to 273 m35.7% from 273 m to 275 m15.4% from 275 m to 276 m14.3% from 276 m to 277 m35.7% from 277 m to 279 m21.4% from 279 m to 280 m42.9% from 280 m to 281 m14.3% from 281 m to 283 m0.0% from 283 m to 284 m7.1% from 284 m to 286 m5.7% from 286 m to 289 m9.1% from 289 m to 292 m6.7% from 292 m to 298 m6.1% from 298 m to 302 m10.3% from 302 m to 306 m5.6% from 306 m to 309 m8.9% from 309 m to 314 m17%5%11%0 m100 m200 m300 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.31 km / 0.19 miles
Elevation gain34.2 m / 112 ft
Average gradient10.9%
Maximum gradient38.5%
Elevation high104 m / 341 ft
Elevation low69.8 m / 229 ft
Climb difficulty score3,421.38

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,419,170th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 139,333rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,695th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 674th 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 38 climbs) in Old Town.

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