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Lower Wards Climb

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East Watergate, Fortrose, Highland, Scotland, IV10 8SA, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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30 m65 m105 m140 m5.3% from 0 m to 4 m0.0% from 4 m to 8 m2.3% from 8 m to 16 m2.3% from 16 m to 25 m1.5% from 25 m to 51 m1.6% from 51 m to 76 m5.5% from 76 m to 83 m5.5% from 83 m to 90 m2.9% from 90 m to 97 m2.8% from 97 m to 104 m5.5% from 104 m to 112 m8.2% from 112 m to 119 m4.8% from 119 m to 127 m2.7% from 127 m to 135 m5.1% from 135 m to 143 m2.2% from 143 m to 161 m6.5% from 161 m to 167 m5.8% from 167 m to 174 m5.2% from 174 m to 181 m2.8% from 181 m to 189 m2.8% from 189 m to 196 m5.3% from 196 m to 207 m5.6% from 207 m to 214 m9.0% from 214 m to 221 m3.2% from 221 m to 227 m6.2% from 227 m to 233 m6.2% from 233 m to 240 m6.3% from 240 m to 246 m9.8% from 246 m to 252 m3.3% from 252 m to 258 m6.8% from 258 m to 264 m14.3% from 264 m to 267 m6.6% from 267 m to 273 m9.1% from 273 m to 280 m6.9% from 280 m to 286 m7.7% from 286 m to 291 m12.8% from 291 m to 296 m10.5% from 296 m to 301 m6.5% from 301 m to 307 m6.3% from 307 m to 314 m14.3% from 314 m to 317 m10.5% from 317 m to 322 m6.7% from 322 m to 328 m20.7% from 328 m to 331 m13.3% from 331 m to 337 m10.0% from 337 m to 343 m7.3% from 343 m to 349 m18.7% from 349 m to 352 m14.3% from 352 m to 358 m15.1% from 358 m to 363 m20.0% from 363 m to 368 m11.8% from 368 m to 373 m24.0% from 373 m to 375 m16.3% from 375 m to 380 m24.4% from 380 m to 384 m23.3% from 384 m to 389 m21.3% from 389 m to 393 m21.3% from 393 m to 398 m8.7% from 398 m to 403 m38.3% from 403 m to 407 m22.2% from 407 m to 412 m22.7% from 412 m to 416 m27.8% from 416 m to 420 m31.6% from 420 m to 422 m25.0% from 422 m to 426 m18.6% from 426 m to 430 m28.6% from 430 m to 432 m19.5% from 432 m to 436 m17.4% from 436 m to 441 m31.6% from 441 m to 443 m17.4% from 443 m to 447 m17.8% from 447 m to 452 m12.5% from 452 m to 457 m17.8% from 457 m to 461 m18.6% from 461 m to 466 m13.6% from 466 m to 470 m10.3% from 470 m to 474 m25.0% from 474 m to 477 m27.3% from 477 m to 479 m100.0% from 479 m to 480 m1200.0% from 480 m to 480 m1066.7% from 480 m to 480 m-40.0% from 480 m to 481 m0.0% from 481 m to 482 m-8.3% from 482 m to 485 m0.0% from 485 m to 489 m0.0% from 489 m to 491 m4.9% from 491 m to 495 m0.0% from 495 m to 500 m10.9% from 500 m to 505 m12.2% from 505 m to 510 m8.3% from 510 m to 515 m4.1% from 515 m to 520 m12.2% from 520 m to 525 m12.8% from 525 m to 530 m13.3% from 530 m to 534 m4.2% from 534 m to 539 m23.1% from 539 m to 544 m11.8% from 544 m to 549 m8.5% from 549 m to 554 m22.6% from 554 m to 559 m13.3% from 559 m to 564 m17.4% from 564 m to 568 m8.5% from 568 m to 573 m19.6% from 573 m to 578 m18.2% from 578 m to 580 m20.0% from 580 m to 584 m11.8% from 584 m to 588 m25.0% from 588 m to 592 m17.8% from 592 m to 596 m14.6% from 596 m to 600 m14.3% from 600 m to 605 m17.4% from 605 m to 607 m18.6% from 607 m to 611 m11.8% from 611 m to 616 m22.2% from 616 m to 620 m22.2% from 620 m to 623 m15.0% from 623 m to 627 m27.3% from 627 m to 630 m17.4% from 630 m to 634 m11.3% from 634 m to 640 m14.3% from 640 m to 645 m15.4% from 645 m to 650 m11.3% from 650 m to 656 m12.0% from 656 m to 661 m8.3% from 661 m to 665 m11.8% from 665 m to 672 m12.2% from 672 m to 677 m8.2% from 677 m to 682 m12.0% from 682 m to 687 m16.0% from 687 m to 692 m13.3% from 692 m to 697 m9.1% from 697 m to 701 m9.8% from 701 m to 705 m8.3% from 705 m to 710 m13.6% from 710 m to 714 m13.6% from 714 m to 719 m8.3% from 719 m to 723 m4.2% from 723 m to 728 m4.5% from 728 m to 742 m3.5% from 742 m to 759 m7.3% from 759 m to 764 m7.5% from 764 m to 770 m8.9% from 770 m to 774 m4.3% from 774 m to 779 m8.5% from 779 m to 784 m14.0% from 784 m to 788 m9.1% from 788 m to 792 m8.2% from 792 m to 797 m7.4% from 797 m to 803 m2.5% from 803 m to 810 m17.4% from 810 m to 815 m12.5% from 815 m to 818 m23.5% from 818 m to 820 m22.9% from 820 m to 823 m22.9% from 823 m to 827 m25.0% from 827 m to 830 m17.1% from 830 m to 834 m11.8% from 834 m to 839 m6.9% from 839 m to 842 m6.7% from 842 m to 845 m11.1% from 845 m to 850 m6.5% from 850 m to 853 m14.3% from 853 m to 856 m12.5% from 856 m to 861 m9.3% from 861 m to 865 m8.2% from 865 m to 870 m6.1% from 870 m to 883 m12.5% from 883 m to 888 m8.3% from 888 m to 893 m8.0% from 893 m to 898 m3.8% from 898 m to 903 m3.2% from 903 m to 921 m4.4% from 921 m to 930 m12.5% from 930 m to 935 m3.6% from 935 m to 941 m6.7% from 941 m to 947 m3.3% from 947 m to 953 m3.9% from 953 m to 968 m10.5% from 968 m to 974 m3.8% from 974 m to 979 m7.8% from 979 m to 984 m7.8% from 984 m to 989 m11.5% from 989 m to 994 m11.8% from 994 m to 999 m8.2% from 999 m to 1.0 km15.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4%16%13%8%8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.08 km / 0.67 miles
Elevation gain108.2 m / 355 ft
Average gradient10%
Maximum gradient21%
Elevation high140 m / 459 ft
Elevation low31.8 m / 104 ft
Climb difficulty score10,820.17

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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 517,392nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 37,186th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,118th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 751st out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 28 climbs) in Fortrose.

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