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Smell the whisky

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A915, Methilhill, Windygates, Fife, Scotland, KY8 4FS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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20 m25 m35 m40 m0.0% from 0 m to 6 m0.0% from 6 m to 12 m3.2% from 12 m to 18 m1.7% from 18 m to 24 m1.8% from 24 m to 30 m1.9% from 30 m to 35 m3.4% from 35 m to 41 m1.7% from 41 m to 47 m4.4% from 47 m to 54 m2.8% from 54 m to 61 m3.3% from 61 m to 67 m3.5% from 67 m to 73 m3.3% from 73 m to 79 m3.3% from 79 m to 85 m4.7% from 85 m to 91 m3.0% from 91 m to 98 m4.5% from 98 m to 104 m4.8% from 104 m to 111 m4.2% from 111 m to 115 m3.3% from 115 m to 121 m3.2% from 121 m to 140 m3.7% from 140 m to 146 m2.7% from 146 m to 157 m2.6% from 157 m to 168 m2.3% from 168 m to 181 m1.6% from 181 m to 188 m1.9% from 188 m to 193 m3.2% from 193 m to 199 m3.1% from 199 m to 206 m2.9% from 206 m to 213 m1.9% from 213 m to 218 m3.5% from 218 m to 224 m3.6% from 224 m to 229 m3.7% from 229 m to 234 m4.8% from 234 m to 241 m3.7% from 241 m to 246 m5.5% from 246 m to 252 m3.7% from 252 m to 257 m5.3% from 257 m to 263 m4.0% from 263 m to 268 m5.8% from 268 m to 273 m5.6% from 273 m to 278 m5.6% from 278 m to 284 m5.1% from 284 m to 290 m4.2% from 290 m to 294 m6.0% from 294 m to 299 m5.6% from 299 m to 305 m3.1% from 305 m to 363 m-2.6% from 363 m to 367 m0.0% from 367 m to 372 m-1.7% from 372 m to 378 m0.0% from 378 m to 383 m0.0% from 383 m to 388 m0.0% from 388 m to 407 m0.0% from 407 m to 418 m1.8% from 418 m to 423 m1.6% from 423 m to 429 m0.0% from 429 m to 434 m1.8% from 434 m to 440 m1.9% from 440 m to 445 m2.3% from 445 m to 458 m0.6% from 458 m to 506 m-2.0% from 506 m to 516 m-1.4% from 516 m to 523 m-1.5% from 523 m to 569 m-1.5% from 569 m to 576 m-1.6% from 576 m to 582 m0.0% from 582 m to 589 m1.6% from 589 m to 595 m0.0% from 595 m to 602 m1.3% from 602 m to 610 m0.0% from 610 m to 625 m0.0% from 625 m to 633 m0.0% from 633 m to 641 m-1.3% from 641 m to 649 m3%3%4%2%1%-1%0%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.65 km / 0.40 miles
Elevation gain12.1 m / 40 ft
Average gradient1.8%
Maximum gradient5.5%
Elevation high35.5 m / 116 ft
Elevation low22.6 m / 74 ft
Climb difficulty score1,167.3

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,260,914th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 259,005th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 25,778th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 1,488th out of 1,907 cycling climbs in Fife.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Windygates.

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