Up the old railway

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

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25 m30 m35 m40 m0.0% from 0 m to 7 m0.0% from 7 m to 14 m0.0% from 14 m to 22 m1.2% from 22 m to 30 m1.2% from 30 m to 39 m2.5% from 39 m to 46 m1.3% from 46 m to 54 m2.7% from 54 m to 62 m3.8% from 62 m to 69 m3.0% from 69 m to 76 m3.6% from 76 m to 82 m3.0% from 82 m to 88 m3.8% from 88 m to 96 m3.0% from 96 m to 103 m1.3% from 103 m to 111 m0.0% from 111 m to 118 m0.0% from 118 m to 126 m0.0% from 126 m to 133 m0.0% from 133 m to 141 m1.2% from 141 m to 150 m1.3% from 150 m to 165 m1.4% from 165 m to 172 m2.4% from 172 m to 181 m0.0% from 181 m to 188 m1.2% from 188 m to 196 m4.9% from 196 m to 204 m4.3% from 204 m to 211 m5.6% from 211 m to 218 m4.9% from 218 m to 226 m4.9% from 226 m to 235 m3.7% from 235 m to 243 m5.8% from 243 m to 251 m3.7% from 251 m to 259 m5.6% from 259 m to 267 m3.8% from 267 m to 274 m4.7% from 274 m to 283 m4.8% from 283 m to 291 m4.7% from 291 m to 300 m4.5% from 300 m to 309 m4.4% from 309 m to 318 m3.8% from 318 m to 326 m4.2% from 326 m to 333 m3.9% from 333 m to 340 m4.3% from 340 m to 347 m2.9% from 347 m to 354 m3.1% from 354 m to 361 m2.9% from 361 m to 367 m3.7% from 367 m to 376 m2.4% from 376 m to 384 m2.3% from 384 m to 393 m1.4% from 393 m to 400 m0.0% from 400 m to 409 m0.8% from 409 m to 435 m0.7% from 435 m to 450 m1.2% from 450 m to 459 m1.1% from 459 m to 468 m1.2% from 468 m to 477 m0.0% from 477 m to 486 m-1.1% from 486 m to 495 m0.0% from 495 m to 504 m-1.1% from 504 m to 513 m0.0% from 513 m to 521 m-1.2% from 521 m to 529 m-0.4% from 529 m to 552 m-0.7% from 552 m to 566 m-1.6% from 566 m to 572 m-2.7% from 572 m to 579 m-3.0% from 579 m to 586 m-3.0% from 586 m to 593 m-2.8% from 593 m to 607 m-3.4% from 607 m to 622 m-3.1% from 622 m to 628 m-3.0% from 628 m to 635 m-2.8% from 635 m to 642 m-3.5% from 642 m to 651 m-0.9% from 651 m to 683 m0.0% from 683 m to 687 m1.7% from 687 m to 693 m2.6% from 693 m to 697 m2.8% from 697 m to 701 m0.0% from 701 m to 705 m1.9% from 705 m to 710 m2.1% from 710 m to 715 m1.8% from 715 m to 760 m6.4% from 760 m to 765 m1.4% from 765 m to 779 m2.0% from 779 m to 784 m1.5% from 784 m to 790 m2.3% from 790 m to 816 m1.9% from 816 m to 821 m2%2%-1%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.82 km / 0.51 miles
Elevation gain14.5 m / 48 ft
Average gradient1.4%
Maximum gradient5%
Elevation high38.6 m / 127 ft
Elevation low26.8 m / 88 ft
Climb difficulty score1,150.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,269,706th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 260,440th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 25,921st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 1,498th out of 1,907 cycling climbs in Fife.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Windygates.

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