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Swanston Road Climb

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Swanston Road, Swanston, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH10 7DS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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230 m265 m295 m330 m6.1% from 0 m to 3 m4.0% from 3 m to 11 m9.4% from 11 m to 19 m11.9% from 19 m to 26 m10.8% from 26 m to 33 m12.7% from 33 m to 40 m9.4% from 40 m to 46 m6.8% from 46 m to 52 m0.0% from 52 m to 59 m3.8% from 59 m to 67 m16.7% from 67 m to 73 m18.6% from 73 m to 80 m19.1% from 80 m to 87 m19.7% from 87 m to 94 m17.2% from 94 m to 99 m19.6% from 99 m to 105 m16.7% from 105 m to 111 m19.4% from 111 m to 117 m17.2% from 117 m to 123 m17.5% from 123 m to 129 m16.4% from 129 m to 136 m15.4% from 136 m to 142 m13.7% from 142 m to 147 m14.8% from 147 m to 153 m15.9% from 153 m to 159 m13.6% from 159 m to 165 m14.3% from 165 m to 171 m13.6% from 171 m to 175 m14.3% from 175 m to 180 m10.8% from 180 m to 184 m20.5% from 184 m to 188 m22.6% from 188 m to 191 m23.7% from 191 m to 195 m25.0% from 195 m to 200 m24.3% from 200 m to 203 m25.0% from 203 m to 207 m21.6% from 207 m to 211 m26.3% from 211 m to 214 m28.1% from 214 m to 218 m18.7% from 218 m to 221 m28.8% from 221 m to 226 m25.0% from 226 m to 232 m24.4% from 232 m to 237 m25.0% from 237 m to 241 m25.6% from 241 m to 245 m25.4% from 245 m to 251 m27.4% from 251 m to 257 m25.8% from 257 m to 260 m27.3% from 260 m to 265 m9.8% from 265 m to 270 m4.8% from 270 m to 274 m6.5% from 274 m to 279 m8.9% from 279 m to 283 m14.3% from 283 m to 288 m9.8% from 288 m to 292 m12.5% from 292 m to 299 m24.4% from 299 m to 304 m22.6% from 304 m to 309 m22.2% from 309 m to 315 m-25.8% from 315 m to 319 m18.8% from 319 m to 322 m35.7% from 322 m to 326 m34.0% from 326 m to 331 m35.5% from 331 m to 334 m20.6% from 334 m to 337 m19.4% from 337 m to 340 m12.5% from 340 m to 343 m32.4% from 343 m to 347 m36.4% from 347 m to 350 m35.5% from 350 m to 353 m37.1% from 353 m to 359 m38.5% from 359 m to 365 m30.0% from 365 m to 369 m33.3% from 369 m to 373 m34.3% from 373 m to 377 m37.5% from 377 m to 384 m21.2% from 384 m to 387 m5.9% from 387 m to 393 m35.1% from 393 m to 396 m29.7% from 396 m to 400 m34.2% from 400 m to 404 m22.6% from 404 m to 407 m8.3% from 407 m to 410 m5.7% from 410 m to 414 m15.0% from 414 m to 418 m16.3% from 418 m to 422 m15.2% from 422 m to 426 m18.7% from 426 m to 429 m32.4% from 429 m to 432 m35.5% from 432 m to 435 m29.2% from 435 m to 440 m17.9% from 440 m to 444 m10.3% from 444 m to 448 m22.9% from 448 m to 451 m25.0% from 451 m to 455 m24.2% from 455 m to 458 m32.0% from 458 m to 463 m31.4% from 463 m to 467 m12.9% from 467 m to 470 m31.6% from 470 m to 474 m37.5% from 474 m to 477 m11%17%20%27%23%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.48 km / 0.30 miles
Elevation gain92.7 m / 304 ft
Average gradient19.4%
Maximum gradient34.8%
Elevation high326.1 m / 1,070 ft
Elevation low233.4 m / 766 ft
Climb difficulty score9,268.99

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 627,622nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 48,333rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,297th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 160th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 10 climbs) in Swanston.

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