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Balma Square to top

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

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-10 m35 m80 m125 m9.6% from 0 m to 13 m12.3% from 13 m to 24 m12.5% from 24 m to 35 m8.8% from 35 m to 51 m8.3% from 51 m to 63 m10.2% from 63 m to 75 m8.3% from 75 m to 87 m9.9% from 87 m to 99 m8.6% from 99 m to 111 m11.0% from 111 m to 122 m11.4% from 122 m to 132 m14.3% from 132 m to 139 m9.9% from 139 m to 149 m9.8% from 149 m to 164 m7.9% from 164 m to 174 m11.8% from 174 m to 177 m6.7% from 177 m to 195 m5.8% from 195 m to 212 m5.4% from 212 m to 231 m5.4% from 231 m to 249 m3.8% from 249 m to 270 m8.3% from 270 m to 284 m7.5% from 284 m to 300 m8.3% from 300 m to 315 m7.8% from 315 m to 328 m5.9% from 328 m to 348 m7.6% from 348 m to 364 m8.3% from 364 m to 376 m15.4% from 376 m to 385 m7.3% from 385 m to 398 m6.4% from 398 m to 417 m3.3% from 417 m to 447 m4.8% from 447 m to 468 m6.7% from 468 m to 483 m8.6% from 483 m to 497 m8.5% from 497 m to 511 m15.4% from 511 m to 522 m13.9% from 522 m to 532 m11.3% from 532 m to 542 m11.8% from 542 m to 553 m8.0% from 553 m to 563 m11.4% from 563 m to 573 m11.3% from 573 m to 584 m9.2% from 584 m to 595 m11.2% from 595 m to 605 m11.3% from 605 m to 616 m11.7% from 616 m to 626 m11.8% from 626 m to 636 m19.7% from 636 m to 644 m9.4% from 644 m to 654 m11.2% from 654 m to 665 m7.7% from 665 m to 675 m11.5% from 675 m to 686 m11.4% from 686 m to 696 m9.8% from 696 m to 706 m8.4% from 706 m to 721 m10.1% from 721 m to 731 m8.1% from 731 m to 740 m9.8% from 740 m to 751 m11.5% from 751 m to 761 m11.9% from 761 m to 771 m7.0% from 771 m to 788 m9.4% from 788 m to 799 m14.1% from 799 m to 809 m12.0% from 809 m to 819 m12.0% from 819 m to 829 m11.7% from 829 m to 839 m9.3% from 839 m to 850 m8.3% from 850 m to 864 m7.7% from 864 m to 883 m8.1% from 883 m to 897 m11.0% from 897 m to 908 m8.5% from 908 m to 922 m8.7% from 922 m to 934 m8.8% from 934 m to 945 m10.3% from 945 m to 957 m10.4% from 957 m to 968 m11.6% from 968 m to 981 m10.5% from 981 m to 992 m7.0% from 992 m to 1.0 km15.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km1.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km9%7%11%10%9%5%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.66 km / 1.03 miles
Elevation gain129.2 m / 424 ft
Average gradient7.8%
Maximum gradient13.9%
Elevation high123.8 m / 406 ft
Elevation low-6 m / -20 ft
Climb difficulty score12,915.29

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 412,794th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 26,527th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,989th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 573rd out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Balmacara.

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