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Holyrood park valley

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Queen's Drive, Willowbrae, Northfield/Willowbrae, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8JA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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45 m70 m90 m115 m-3.2% from 0 m to 16 m10.8% from 16 m to 29 m15.3% from 29 m to 38 m9.3% from 38 m to 50 m14.0% from 50 m to 62 m23.6% from 62 m to 67 m33.3% from 67 m to 70 m29.7% from 70 m to 74 m14.7% from 74 m to 77 m-2.8% from 77 m to 81 m-10.8% from 81 m to 89 m-7.1% from 89 m to 99 m-5.9% from 99 m to 109 m-7.1% from 109 m to 120 m-5.2% from 120 m to 132 m-3.3% from 132 m to 144 m-2.0% from 144 m to 154 m-1.8% from 154 m to 165 m1.7% from 165 m to 178 m1.5% from 178 m to 191 m2.5% from 191 m to 203 m5.6% from 203 m to 212 m2.5% from 212 m to 220 m5.3% from 220 m to 227 m7.7% from 227 m to 235 m6.5% from 235 m to 243 m8.7% from 243 m to 251 m9.2% from 251 m to 258 m9.1% from 258 m to 266 m10.3% from 266 m to 274 m10.7% from 274 m to 281 m12.2% from 281 m to 289 m4.5% from 289 m to 296 m2.9% from 296 m to 303 m5.3% from 303 m to 310 m5.2% from 310 m to 318 m5.6% from 318 m to 325 m6.1% from 325 m to 333 m5.6% from 333 m to 342 m5.1% from 342 m to 352 m6.0% from 352 m to 360 m4.4% from 360 m to 370 m5.3% from 370 m to 379 m4.1% from 379 m to 391 m1.0% from 391 m to 401 m1.0% from 401 m to 411 m2.2% from 411 m to 420 m2.1% from 420 m to 430 m2.2% from 430 m to 439 m2.0% from 439 m to 449 m2.8% from 449 m to 459 m1.7% from 459 m to 471 m1.9% from 471 m to 481 m0.9% from 481 m to 492 m-0.9% from 492 m to 503 m-0.9% from 503 m to 514 m-2.2% from 514 m to 523 m-1.8% from 523 m to 534 m-1.7% from 534 m to 546 m-3.6% from 546 m to 555 m2.6% from 555 m to 562 m2.9% from 562 m to 572 m5.7% from 572 m to 583 m7.0% from 583 m to 593 m9.8% from 593 m to 605 m8.1% from 605 m to 618 m4.8% from 618 m to 630 m2.3% from 630 m to 643 m1.4% from 643 m to 657 m0.0% from 657 m to 670 m2.1% from 670 m to 680 m8.1% from 680 m to 692 m12.0% from 692 m to 706 m16.1% from 706 m to 718 m15.1% from 718 m to 727 m11.0% from 727 m to 736 m13.5% from 736 m to 745 m13.0% from 745 m to 753 m14.5% from 753 m to 760 m12.3% from 760 m to 771 m8.6% from 771 m to 782 m17.3% from 782 m to 791 m19.4% from 791 m to 801 m17.1% from 801 m to 809 m14.7% from 809 m to 818 m12.6% from 818 m to 828 m16.5% from 828 m to 836 m12.9% from 836 m to 845 m14.1% from 845 m to 854 m13.2% from 854 m to 863 m7.8% from 863 m to 874 m9.0% from 874 m to 884 m8.7% from 884 m to 894 m7.0% from 894 m to 905 m8.4% from 905 m to 917 m7.6% from 917 m to 929 m8.1% from 929 m to 940 m7.9% from 940 m to 950 m5.6% from 950 m to 961 m5.3% from 961 m to 971 m0.0% from 971 m to 980 m-1.1% from 980 m to 989 m1.0% from 989 m to 999 m1.9% from 999 m to 1.0 km4.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3%4%5%10%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.18 km / 0.73 miles
Elevation gain64 m / 210 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient24.6%
Elevation high113.29 m / 372 ft
Elevation low48.83 m / 160 ft
Climb difficulty score6,395.06

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 910,326th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 78,700th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,557th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 307th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Willowbrae.

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