Junction up to Balnagowan

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Ardersier, Highland, Scotland, IV2 7QX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.51 km / 1.56 miles
Elevation gain18.6 m / 61 ft
Average gradient0.7%
Maximum gradient7.9%
Elevation high32.4 m / 106 ft
Elevation low4.6 m / 15 ft
Climb difficulty score1,854.22

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,938,651st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 209,833rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 21,459th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 2,744th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Ardersier.

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