Big Thorntons climb

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Auldearn, Highland, Scotland, IV12 5TE, United Kingdom
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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15 m20 m25 m30 m-4.3% from 0 m to 12 m-3.5% from 12 m to 23 m-2.4% from 23 m to 36 m-3.0% from 36 m to 49 m-3.1% from 49 m to 62 m-2.2% from 62 m to 76 m-3.0% from 76 m to 90 m0.7% from 90 m to 103 m0.8% from 103 m to 116 m0.0% from 116 m to 129 m0.8% from 129 m to 142 m0.0% from 142 m to 155 m0.8% from 155 m to 169 m0.0% from 169 m to 181 m1.5% from 181 m to 195 m2.3% from 195 m to 208 m3.1% from 208 m to 221 m2.3% from 221 m to 234 m1.6% from 234 m to 247 m1.6% from 247 m to 260 m1.7% from 260 m to 272 m3.4% from 272 m to 283 m4.2% from 283 m to 295 m4.5% from 295 m to 306 m5.2% from 306 m to 318 m4.3% from 318 m to 329 m4.7% from 329 m to 340 m4.7% from 340 m to 351 m3.9% from 351 m to 361 m4.9% from 361 m to 371 m3.8% from 371 m to 382 m5.6% from 382 m to 392 m1.0% from 392 m to 403 m1.9% from 403 m to 413 m1.0% from 413 m to 424 m-1.0% from 424 m to 434 m-1.9% from 434 m to 445 m-1.0% from 445 m to 455 m-1.8% from 455 m to 466 m-1.0% from 466 m to 476 m-1.9% from 476 m to 487 m-1.0% from 487 m to 497 m0.0% from 497 m to 507 m0.0% from 507 m to 517 m0.9% from 517 m to 528 m1.0% from 528 m to 539 m0.0% from 539 m to 550 m1.0% from 550 m to 560 m0.9% from 560 m to 571 m0.0% from 571 m to 581 m0.0% from 581 m to 592 m0.0% from 592 m to 603 m-0.9% from 603 m to 614 m-1.0% from 614 m to 624 m-0.9% from 624 m to 635 m-1.0% from 635 m to 646 m-1.8% from 646 m to 657 m-1.0% from 657 m to 667 m-0.9% from 667 m to 678 m0.0% from 678 m to 688 m-0.9% from 688 m to 699 m0.0% from 699 m to 710 m1.9% from 710 m to 720 m1.8% from 720 m to 731 m2.7% from 731 m to 742 m2.0% from 742 m to 752 m1.9% from 752 m to 763 m2.9% from 763 m to 773 m1.1% from 773 m to 782 m0.0% from 782 m to 791 m0.0% from 791 m to 799 m0.0% from 799 m to 808 m-0%2%0%1%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.81 km / 0.50 miles
Elevation gain8 m / 26 ft
Average gradient0.7%
Maximum gradient4.7%
Elevation high27 m / 89 ft
Elevation low19 m / 62 ft
Climb difficulty score565.46

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,625,569th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 318,489th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 30,648th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 3,498th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Auldearn.

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