The Climb

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A912, Purin, Newton of Falkland, Fife, Scotland, KY15 7JQ, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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125 m225 m320 m420 m7.1% from 0 m to 23 m5.5% from 23 m to 46 m7.5% from 46 m to 66 m8.4% from 66 m to 89 m11.2% from 89 m to 109 m11.5% from 109 m to 130 m10.5% from 130 m to 152 m9.1% from 152 m to 173 m11.9% from 173 m to 194 m11.1% from 194 m to 200 m13.2% from 200 m to 221 m8.9% from 221 m to 236 m10.5% from 236 m to 255 m12.0% from 255 m to 278 m12.2% from 278 m to 300 m7.9% from 300 m to 322 m11.9% from 322 m to 342 m13.5% from 342 m to 364 m12.8% from 364 m to 384 m11.3% from 384 m to 407 m10.2% from 407 m to 429 m10.2% from 429 m to 450 m11.4% from 450 m to 470 m9.9% from 470 m to 491 m8.6% from 491 m to 512 m8.4% from 512 m to 534 m4.8% from 534 m to 536 m7.3% from 536 m to 556 m9.2% from 556 m to 572 m10.3% from 572 m to 594 m9.3% from 594 m to 618 m12.1% from 618 m to 640 m12.3% from 640 m to 661 m10.0% from 661 m to 682 m12.6% from 682 m to 704 m11.7% from 704 m to 726 m8.0% from 726 m to 749 m7.4% from 749 m to 770 m7.0% from 770 m to 793 m6.6% from 793 m to 816 m7.2% from 816 m to 837 m5.7% from 837 m to 858 m7.4% from 858 m to 879 m8.1% from 879 m to 900 m7.7% from 900 m to 921 m9.1% from 921 m to 943 m7.9% from 943 m to 966 m7.9% from 966 m to 989 m9.0% from 989 m to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km11.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.3% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km10.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km11.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km11.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.2% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km11.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.3% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km11.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km11.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km11.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km10.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km8.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km8.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.8% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km4.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km6.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.2% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km7.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km5.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km5.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.2% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km10.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km12.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km16.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km12.6% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km11.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km10.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km10.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km12.6% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km14.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km17.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km14.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km13.9% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km9.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-1.5% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km9.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km12.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km15.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km17.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km19.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km10.2% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km6.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km4.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km4.9% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km10%9%9%11%7%12%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 3
Distance3.05 km / 1.90 miles
Elevation gain289.2 m / 949 ft
Average gradient9.5%
Maximum gradient16.4%
Elevation high417.3 m / 1,369 ft
Elevation low128.1 m / 420 ft
Climb difficulty score28,912.86

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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 124,812th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,353rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 373rd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 1,907 climbs) in Fife.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Newton of Falkland.

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