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Royal Mile Westward Hill

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University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus, Canongate, Holyrood, Old Town, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8DF, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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60 m70 m75 m85 m13.9% from 0 m to 4 m11.6% from 4 m to 8 m8.9% from 8 m to 12 m11.1% from 12 m to 17 m10.0% from 17 m to 25 m9.4% from 25 m to 30 m10.3% from 30 m to 36 m9.6% from 36 m to 41 m11.1% from 41 m to 47 m10.3% from 47 m to 52 m9.8% from 52 m to 57 m9.1% from 57 m to 60 m11.4% from 60 m to 64 m9.3% from 64 m to 70 m10.4% from 70 m to 74 m10.2% from 74 m to 79 m12.9% from 79 m to 86 m25.8% from 86 m to 92 m6.2% from 92 m to 99 m6.3% from 99 m to 105 m6.7% from 105 m to 109 m6.1% from 109 m to 113 m15.6% from 113 m to 116 m6.5% from 116 m to 119 m3.1% from 119 m to 122 m3.1% from 122 m to 125 m3.1% from 125 m to 129 m5.6% from 129 m to 132 m2.1% from 132 m to 137 m0.0% from 137 m to 143 m0.0% from 143 m to 148 m0.0% from 148 m to 153 m-3.8% from 153 m to 158 m0.0% from 158 m to 164 m-11.1% from 164 m to 167 m-4.0% from 167 m to 172 m-6.5% from 172 m to 175 m-10.0% from 175 m to 179 m-2.2% from 179 m to 184 m-2.5% from 184 m to 188 m-5.6% from 188 m to 195 m-2.6% from 195 m to 199 m0.0% from 199 m to 203 m-8.4% from 203 m to 211 m-3.6% from 211 m to 216 m-7.9% from 216 m to 220 m-2.0% from 220 m to 225 m-1.7% from 225 m to 231 m-1.7% from 231 m to 237 m-2.0% from 237 m to 247 m4.5% from 247 m to 261 m6.8% from 261 m to 265 m8.7% from 265 m to 270 m5.8% from 270 m to 275 m7.1% from 275 m to 279 m4.3% from 279 m to 284 m6.7% from 284 m to 288 m4.8% from 288 m to 292 m20.5% from 292 m to 296 m2.4% from 296 m to 300 m2.3% from 300 m to 305 m29.7% from 305 m to 309 m8.8% from 309 m to 312 m13.1% from 312 m to 320 m13.4% from 320 m to 329 m11.5% from 329 m to 335 m8.3% from 335 m to 339 m7.5% from 339 m to 345 m25.7% from 345 m to 348 m10.5% from 348 m to 352 m26.0% from 352 m to 357 m-6.8% from 357 m to 361 m11%0%2%12%0 m100 m200 m300 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.36 km / 0.22 miles
Elevation gain20.5 m / 67 ft
Average gradient5.7%
Maximum gradient11.2%
Elevation high80.8 m / 265 ft
Elevation low60 m / 197 ft
Climb difficulty score2,049.14

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,858,382nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 198,314th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 20,443rd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 1,059th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 18th out of 38 cycling climbs in Old Town.

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