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Balnakeil Beach 1

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Old Manse Track, Balnakeil Craft Village, Durness, Highland, Scotland, IV27 4PU, United Kingdom
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.31 km / 0.82 miles
Elevation gain13.9 m / 46 ft
Average gradient1.1%
Maximum gradient7%
Elevation high21.1 m / 69 ft
Elevation low5.5 m / 18 ft
Climb difficulty score1,391.14

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,148,404th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 241,320th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 24,265th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 2,968th 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 10 climbs) in Durness.

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