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The bends

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Scotsburn Road, Mossfield, Alness, Highland, Scotland, IV18 0LQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.55 km / 0.34 miles
Elevation gain23 m / 75 ft
Average gradient4.2%
Maximum gradient6.2%
Elevation high76 m / 249 ft
Elevation low53 m / 174 ft
Climb difficulty score2,299.5

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,763,458th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 184,675th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 19,135th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 2,536th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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Ranking 43rd out of 72 cycling climbs in Alness.

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