Balnakeil beach to village square

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Balnakeil, Durness, Highland, Scotland, IV27 4PX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.66 km / 1.03 miles
Elevation gain33.4 m / 110 ft
Average gradient2%
Maximum gradient11.2%
Elevation high52.5 m / 172 ft
Elevation low7.9 m / 26 ft
Climb difficulty score3,346.53

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,438,968th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 141,761st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,952nd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 2,132nd out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Durness.

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