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Royal Mile Climb

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Holyrood, Old Town, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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35 m55 m80 m100 m5.7% from 0 m to 14 m4.7% from 14 m to 31 m3.9% from 31 m to 49 m3.8% from 49 m to 62 m3.2% from 62 m to 78 m4.4% from 78 m to 96 m3.6% from 96 m to 113 m6.3% from 113 m to 125 m6.5% from 125 m to 141 m7.1% from 141 m to 155 m7.2% from 155 m to 170 m5.0% from 170 m to 186 m4.6% from 186 m to 205 m5.0% from 205 m to 217 m4.1% from 217 m to 237 m5.8% from 237 m to 251 m6.2% from 251 m to 265 m6.3% from 265 m to 278 m6.1% from 278 m to 289 m4.1% from 289 m to 302 m5.3% from 302 m to 315 m5.2% from 315 m to 330 m5.6% from 330 m to 350 m7.2% from 350 m to 361 m5.2% from 361 m to 372 m8.5% from 372 m to 384 m8.3% from 384 m to 397 m6.5% from 397 m to 416 m3.6% from 416 m to 432 m4.3% from 432 m to 447 m4.2% from 447 m to 463 m6.0% from 463 m to 476 m7.1% from 476 m to 491 m6.5% from 491 m to 504 m5.1% from 504 m to 516 m5.7% from 516 m to 528 m5.6% from 528 m to 541 m6.0% from 541 m to 554 m6.4% from 554 m to 567 m3.9% from 567 m to 580 m4.4% from 580 m to 593 m4.8% from 593 m to 608 m3.4% from 608 m to 623 m3.4% from 623 m to 637 m3.5% from 637 m to 651 m3.7% from 651 m to 665 m5.6% from 665 m to 675 m8.0% from 675 m to 685 m7.6% from 685 m to 696 m8.8% from 696 m to 706 m8.5% from 706 m to 717 m8.0% from 717 m to 728 m7.1% from 728 m to 738 m7.2% from 738 m to 748 m8.0% from 748 m to 758 m9.8% from 758 m to 769 m9.4% from 769 m to 778 m6.4% from 778 m to 788 m4.5% from 788 m to 797 m3.2% from 797 m to 806 m1.4% from 806 m to 813 m1.2% from 813 m to 822 m1.9% from 822 m to 832 m1.9% from 832 m to 842 m3.3% from 842 m to 852 m3.3% from 852 m to 861 m2.6% from 861 m to 872 m0.0% from 872 m to 886 m5.7% from 886 m to 898 m6.7% from 898 m to 910 m5.8% from 910 m to 922 m5.8% from 922 m to 932 m5.4% from 932 m to 940 m8.6% from 940 m to 956 m9.1% from 956 m to 967 m6.7% from 967 m to 976 m6.2% from 976 m to 982 m6.5% from 982 m to 992 m4.7% from 992 m to 1.0 km1.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km2.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-0.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5%6%6%5%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.25 km / 0.77 miles
Elevation gain59.7 m / 196 ft
Average gradient4.8%
Maximum gradient7.4%
Elevation high97.98 m / 321 ft
Elevation low38.3 m / 126 ft
Climb difficulty score5,964.99

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 961,627th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 84,570th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,183rd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 341st out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Old Town.

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