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The Mound from Princes St incl cobbles to The Castle

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The Mound, Old Town, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 2EL, United Kingdom
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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60 m75 m90 m105 m-4.3% from 0 m to 23 m5.2% from 23 m to 48 m15.3% from 48 m to 70 m15.8% from 70 m to 91 m15.6% from 91 m to 112 m16.5% from 112 m to 132 m28.4% from 132 m to 150 m21.2% from 150 m to 167 m7.2% from 167 m to 182 m5.9% from 182 m to 197 m14.1% from 197 m to 211 m16.9% from 211 m to 224 m17.5% from 224 m to 234 m8.7% from 234 m to 245 m6.2% from 245 m to 259 m6.6% from 259 m to 273 m7.6% from 273 m to 287 m10.1% from 287 m to 299 m15.8% from 299 m to 309 m20.0% from 309 m to 318 m18.0% from 318 m to 327 m-10.4% from 327 m to 335 m-12.0% from 335 m to 345 m-10.9% from 345 m to 351 m-11.5% from 351 m to 357 m-10.4% from 357 m to 367 m-10.7% from 367 m to 377 m-10.9% from 377 m to 393 m8%16%11%-3%0 m100 m200 m300 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.39 km / 0.24 miles
Elevation gain32.9 m / 108 ft
Average gradient8.4%
Maximum gradient18.1%
Elevation high102.62 m / 337 ft
Elevation low61.51 m / 202 ft
Climb difficulty score3,290.83

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,454,060th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 143,666th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 15,143rd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 702nd out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 38 climbs) in Old Town.

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