Forestry Houses Climb

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Cow Hill Circuit, Upper Achintore, Fort William, Highland, Scotland, PH33 6TX, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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130 m165 m195 m230 m5.5% from 0 m to 49 m5.0% from 49 m to 65 m5.4% from 65 m to 87 m0.0% from 87 m to 120 m0.0% from 120 m to 143 m-0.6% from 143 m to 161 m-0.5% from 161 m to 182 m-0.9% from 182 m to 205 m0.0% from 205 m to 209 m3.5% from 209 m to 232 m2.4% from 232 m to 261 m3.3% from 261 m to 292 m4.0% from 292 m to 309 m4.3% from 309 m to 326 m6.2% from 326 m to 345 m8.2% from 345 m to 371 m8.9% from 371 m to 383 m7.4% from 383 m to 396 m5.7% from 396 m to 414 m2.2% from 414 m to 436 m-1.4% from 436 m to 459 m-0.9% from 459 m to 481 m2.1% from 481 m to 500 m0.6% from 500 m to 517 m6.6% from 517 m to 531 m11.7% from 531 m to 544 m12.4% from 544 m to 558 m12.7% from 558 m to 575 m13.2% from 575 m to 593 m12.9% from 593 m to 614 m14.5% from 614 m to 631 m14.8% from 631 m to 649 m14.9% from 649 m to 665 m14.4% from 665 m to 685 m9.0% from 685 m to 699 m8.5% from 699 m to 714 m7.7% from 714 m to 728 m9.2% from 728 m to 742 m12.8% from 742 m to 757 m14.0% from 757 m to 770 m13.3% from 770 m to 779 m16.0% from 779 m to 792 m15.8% from 792 m to 804 m15.7% from 804 m to 820 m15.7% from 820 m to 836 m6.5% from 836 m to 851 m6.5% from 851 m to 870 m10.8% from 870 m to 885 m12.0% from 885 m to 902 m12.6% from 902 m to 920 m12.4% from 920 m to 936 m13.2% from 936 m to 951 m8.6% from 951 m to 968 m7.2% from 968 m to 984 m6.4% from 984 m to 1.0 km5.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km10.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km4.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km2%4%11%11%7%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.57 km / 0.98 miles
Elevation gain94.9 m / 311 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient15.6%
Elevation high226.04 m / 742 ft
Elevation low131.06 m / 430 ft
Climb difficulty score9,491.22

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 609,408th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 46,490th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,101st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 905th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 32 climbs) in Fort William.

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