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zig zags of death

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Burnside Farm Road, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK12 5PE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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145 m175 m205 m235 m12.0% from 0 m to 5 m12.5% from 5 m to 11 m11.9% from 11 m to 15 m12.2% from 15 m to 19 m10.9% from 19 m to 24 m12.5% from 24 m to 28 m12.5% from 28 m to 32 m10.6% from 32 m to 37 m12.2% from 37 m to 41 m7.5% from 41 m to 45 m12.1% from 45 m to 49 m6.7% from 49 m to 53 m7.4% from 53 m to 58 m5.0% from 58 m to 62 m6.4% from 62 m to 67 m2.9% from 67 m to 71 m4.2% from 71 m to 75 m4.6% from 75 m to 82 m2.9% from 82 m to 85 m3.0% from 85 m to 89 m3.1% from 89 m to 92 m2.5% from 92 m to 96 m2.6% from 96 m to 100 m5.4% from 100 m to 103 m2.4% from 103 m to 108 m3.0% from 108 m to 111 m4.1% from 111 m to 116 m2.6% from 116 m to 120 m5.1% from 120 m to 123 m2.6% from 123 m to 127 m5.1% from 127 m to 131 m5.1% from 131 m to 135 m7.1% from 135 m to 139 m5.6% from 139 m to 145 m6.5% from 145 m to 149 m9.1% from 149 m to 155 m8.3% from 155 m to 158 m10.0% from 158 m to 162 m9.1% from 162 m to 166 m9.7% from 166 m to 169 m12.1% from 169 m to 172 m10.0% from 172 m to 175 m9.1% from 175 m to 178 m11.4% from 178 m to 182 m11.1% from 182 m to 186 m10.8% from 186 m to 189 m12.9% from 189 m to 192 m12.2% from 192 m to 196 m10.3% from 196 m to 200 m9.1% from 200 m to 204 m11.9% from 204 m to 208 m8.9% from 208 m to 212 m12.9% from 212 m to 219 m7.7% from 219 m to 224 m11.1% from 224 m to 227 m10.0% from 227 m to 230 m10.3% from 230 m to 234 m9.8% from 234 m to 238 m12.5% from 238 m to 242 m8.9% from 242 m to 246 m9.8% from 246 m to 251 m10.3% from 251 m to 255 m8.6% from 255 m to 259 m10.9% from 259 m to 264 m9.8% from 264 m to 268 m10.5% from 268 m to 272 m9.8% from 272 m to 276 m10.6% from 276 m to 281 m9.5% from 281 m to 285 m12.5% from 285 m to 289 m12.8% from 289 m to 294 m12.5% from 294 m to 298 m14.0% from 298 m to 302 m15.7% from 302 m to 307 m17.4% from 307 m to 312 m18.2% from 312 m to 316 m17.6% from 316 m to 319 m18.8% from 319 m to 323 m19.5% from 323 m to 327 m18.9% from 327 m to 330 m22.6% from 330 m to 334 m22.4% from 334 m to 338 m21.9% from 338 m to 342 m23.5% from 342 m to 345 m22.2% from 345 m to 349 m22.9% from 349 m to 352 m23.5% from 352 m to 356 m21.2% from 356 m to 359 m21.9% from 359 m to 362 m19.4% from 362 m to 365 m20.8% from 365 m to 370 m21.2% from 370 m to 374 m21.2% from 374 m to 377 m19.0% from 377 m to 381 m20.8% from 381 m to 386 m20.0% from 386 m to 390 m15.8% from 390 m to 394 m16.7% from 394 m to 398 m18.6% from 398 m to 402 m14.7% from 402 m to 406 m15.6% from 406 m to 409 m14.3% from 409 m to 413 m12.5% from 413 m to 418 m12.5% from 418 m to 421 m11.4% from 421 m to 425 m9.5% from 425 m to 429 m10.9% from 429 m to 433 m10.3% from 433 m to 437 m9.1% from 437 m to 442 m9.3% from 442 m to 446 m10.5% from 446 m to 450 m10.0% from 450 m to 454 m13.2% from 454 m to 458 m11.4% from 458 m to 462 m13.9% from 462 m to 466 m13.5% from 466 m to 469 m16.2% from 469 m to 473 m16.7% from 473 m to 477 m17.1% from 477 m to 481 m15.2% from 481 m to 485 m16.7% from 485 m to 488 m21.6% from 488 m to 492 m19.4% from 492 m to 495 m21.9% from 495 m to 498 m18.2% from 498 m to 502 m18.9% from 502 m to 505 m20.0% from 505 m to 510 m20.0% from 510 m to 513 m18.6% from 513 m to 518 m23.7% from 518 m to 521 m23.3% from 521 m to 526 m21.2% from 526 m to 529 m25.0% from 529 m to 532 m22.7% from 532 m to 537 m26.8% from 537 m to 541 m22.9% from 541 m to 544 m25.0% from 544 m to 548 m24.5% from 548 m to 553 m27.9% from 553 m to 558 m28.1% from 558 m to 561 m31.3% from 561 m to 564 m29.0% from 564 m to 567 m30.3% from 567 m to 571 m27.3% from 571 m to 574 m28.9% from 574 m to 578 m27.5% from 578 m to 583 m24.4% from 583 m to 588 m8%8%11%20%14%25%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.59 km / 0.37 miles
Elevation gain81.3 m / 267 ft
Average gradient13.8%
Maximum gradient26%
Elevation high231.1 m / 758 ft
Elevation low149.8 m / 491 ft
Climb difficulty score8,131

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 742,918th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 59,925th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,555th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 59th out of 265 cycling climbs in Clackmannanshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 25 climbs) in Alva.

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