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The only way is up.

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Old Military Road, Cargenbridge, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG2 8NG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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30 m60 m90 m120 m-1.1% from 0 m to 19 m0.0% from 19 m to 46 m1.8% from 46 m to 74 m2.9% from 74 m to 101 m1.5% from 101 m to 128 m0.8% from 128 m to 152 m1.4% from 152 m to 173 m5.0% from 173 m to 193 m8.3% from 193 m to 218 m10.6% from 218 m to 243 m9.4% from 243 m to 267 m7.0% from 267 m to 292 m4.8% from 292 m to 317 m5.3% from 317 m to 343 m2.4% from 343 m to 364 m1.9% from 364 m to 385 m3.8% from 385 m to 406 m5.0% from 406 m to 432 m5.6% from 432 m to 457 m4.9% from 457 m to 484 m5.7% from 484 m to 508 m7.6% from 508 m to 530 m9.3% from 530 m to 553 m9.7% from 553 m to 576 m7.4% from 576 m to 596 m5.1% from 596 m to 617 m1.7% from 617 m to 640 m3.7% from 640 m to 664 m1.2% from 664 m to 689 m0.8% from 689 m to 715 m0.8% from 715 m to 740 m0.4% from 740 m to 764 m1.6% from 764 m to 789 m4.7% from 789 m to 812 m5.4% from 812 m to 835 m5.4% from 835 m to 857 m3.9% from 857 m to 880 m3.2% from 880 m to 905 m1.2% from 905 m to 930 m0.8% from 930 m to 955 m1.2% from 955 m to 981 m0.8% from 981 m to 1.0 km2.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-0.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-0.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-0.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-0.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-0.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-0.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-3.9% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-3.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km2.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.9% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km0.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km0.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.2% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km3.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.5% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km6.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.2% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km1.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km3.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km6.2% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km7.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km7.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km7.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.7% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.3% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km5.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km6.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.9% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km7.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km2.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km0.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km0.0% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km-2.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-2.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km1.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km6.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9.8% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km9.4% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.3% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km3.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km0.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km0.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-0.7% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km4%4%1%-0%2%3%4%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.27 km / 2.03 miles
Elevation gain84.4 m / 277 ft
Average gradient2.6%
Maximum gradient8.1%
Elevation high115.7 m / 380 ft
Elevation low30.9 m / 101 ft
Climb difficulty score8,427.05

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 707,624th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 56,387th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,177th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 285th out of 1,443 cycling climbs in Dumfries and Galloway.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 90 climbs) in Dumfries.

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