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A87 Climb

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A87, Baile Mac Ara, Balmacara, Highland, Scotland, IV40 8EE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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95 m125 m150 m180 m-12.2% from 0 m to 7 m12.4% from 7 m to 27 m6.8% from 27 m to 41 m15.8% from 41 m to 59 m6.9% from 59 m to 74 m12.4% from 74 m to 89 m17.4% from 89 m to 100 m7.9% from 100 m to 112 m13.9% from 112 m to 126 m2.7% from 126 m to 145 m10.1% from 145 m to 164 m8.0% from 164 m to 182 m12.1% from 182 m to 198 m6.3% from 198 m to 214 m10.1% from 214 m to 228 m13.5% from 228 m to 245 m9.7% from 245 m to 265 m10.3% from 265 m to 283 m15.5% from 283 m to 296 m13.4% from 296 m to 310 m7.2% from 310 m to 324 m13.1% from 324 m to 339 m10.8% from 339 m to 352 m7.4% from 352 m to 365 m6.1% from 365 m to 380 m11.3% from 380 m to 394 m7.1% from 394 m to 413 m4.9% from 413 m to 434 m5.3% from 434 m to 451 m7.5% from 451 m to 464 m16.7% from 464 m to 481 m4.7% from 481 m to 492 m12.4% from 492 m to 507 m2.7% from 507 m to 526 m5.0% from 526 m to 554 m5.5% from 554 m to 582 m4.2% from 582 m to 603 m0.0% from 603 m to 624 m0.0% from 624 m to 651 m7.2% from 651 m to 677 m5.3% from 677 m to 705 m3.6% from 705 m to 730 m11.3% from 730 m to 752 m7.3% from 752 m to 772 m11.0% from 772 m to 789 m2.8% from 789 m to 807 m11.6% from 807 m to 828 m2.3% from 828 m to 850 m6.0% from 850 m to 873 m5.8% from 873 m to 899 m3.6% from 899 m to 924 m0.0% from 924 m to 950 m1.3% from 950 m to 988 m1.3% from 988 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10%9%5%5%5%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.19 km / 0.74 miles
Elevation gain80.3 m / 263 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient11.5%
Elevation high177.02 m / 581 ft
Elevation low95.79 m / 314 ft
Climb difficulty score8,032.73

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 756,161st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 61,230th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,716th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 1,153rd out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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

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