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Cow Hill

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Peat Track, Achintee, Glen Nevis, Highland, Scotland, PH33 6TE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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70 m125 m175 m230 m35.1% from 0 m to 4 m32.5% from 4 m to 8 m34.2% from 8 m to 12 m34.4% from 12 m to 15 m31.8% from 15 m to 19 m8.3% from 19 m to 23 m2.8% from 23 m to 26 m8.3% from 26 m to 30 m5.9% from 30 m to 33 m22.7% from 33 m to 38 m32.5% from 38 m to 42 m30.0% from 42 m to 45 m31.7% from 45 m to 49 m25.7% from 49 m to 52 m23.7% from 52 m to 56 m28.6% from 56 m to 60 m26.3% from 60 m to 64 m29.0% from 64 m to 67 m26.3% from 67 m to 71 m31.7% from 71 m to 75 m28.9% from 75 m to 79 m32.4% from 79 m to 83 m28.9% from 83 m to 87 m36.4% from 87 m to 92 m34.0% from 92 m to 96 m32.6% from 96 m to 101 m30.0% from 101 m to 104 m29.0% from 104 m to 107 m25.0% from 107 m to 111 m42.5% from 111 m to 115 m45.7% from 115 m to 118 m42.1% from 118 m to 122 m43.6% from 122 m to 126 m29.4% from 126 m to 130 m20.8% from 130 m to 134 m17.5% from 134 m to 138 m16.7% from 138 m to 142 m22.7% from 142 m to 146 m30.0% from 146 m to 149 m37.5% from 149 m to 153 m42.4% from 153 m to 156 m45.2% from 156 m to 159 m45.5% from 159 m to 162 m48.5% from 162 m to 166 m45.5% from 166 m to 169 m47.2% from 169 m to 172 m40.0% from 172 m to 176 m33.3% from 176 m to 180 m22.9% from 180 m to 183 m40.6% from 183 m to 186 m39.4% from 186 m to 190 m38.7% from 190 m to 193 m30.3% from 193 m to 196 m36.7% from 196 m to 199 m37.1% from 199 m to 202 m20.9% from 202 m to 207 m15.6% from 207 m to 210 m29.3% from 210 m to 214 m25.7% from 214 m to 218 m7.9% from 218 m to 221 m-2.6% from 221 m to 225 m5.7% from 225 m to 229 m3.0% from 229 m to 232 m15.2% from 232 m to 235 m8.8% from 235 m to 239 m7.1% from 239 m to 243 m12.5% from 243 m to 246 m12.9% from 246 m to 249 m16.7% from 249 m to 253 m15.6% from 253 m to 256 m12.5% from 256 m to 259 m4.3% from 259 m to 264 m5.7% from 264 m to 267 m0.0% from 267 m to 271 m3.0% from 271 m to 274 m0.0% from 274 m to 277 m9.3% from 277 m to 282 m18.7% from 282 m to 285 m28.1% from 285 m to 288 m33.3% from 288 m to 291 m29.7% from 291 m to 295 m33.3% from 295 m to 299 m35.5% from 299 m to 302 m34.1% from 302 m to 306 m29.4% from 306 m to 309 m21.2% from 309 m to 313 m18.7% from 313 m to 316 m10.8% from 316 m to 320 m6.2% from 320 m to 323 m-5.9% from 323 m to 326 m13.3% from 326 m to 329 m23.7% from 329 m to 333 m9.5% from 333 m to 337 m34.4% from 337 m to 340 m25.8% from 340 m to 344 m23.1% from 344 m to 347 m27.8% from 347 m to 351 m25.8% from 351 m to 354 m32.5% from 354 m to 358 m35.3% from 358 m to 362 m36.8% from 362 m to 365 m30.6% from 365 m to 369 m30.3% from 369 m to 372 m36.1% from 372 m to 376 m35.5% from 376 m to 379 m34.3% from 379 m to 382 m27.8% from 382 m to 386 m27.0% from 386 m to 390 m21.9% from 390 m to 393 m21.1% from 393 m to 397 m14.7% from 397 m to 400 m30.0% from 400 m to 404 m26.2% from 404 m to 408 m22.6% from 408 m to 411 m25.0% from 411 m to 415 m10.5% from 415 m to 419 m28.9% from 419 m to 423 m22.2% from 423 m to 426 m25.7% from 426 m to 430 m25.0% from 430 m to 433 m27.3% from 433 m to 437 m22.4% from 437 m to 442 m22.9% from 442 m to 445 m23.7% from 445 m to 449 m27.8% from 449 m to 452 m21.9% from 452 m to 456 m18.7% from 456 m to 459 m15.6% from 459 m to 462 m18.2% from 462 m to 465 m16.1% from 465 m to 468 m14.3% from 468 m to 472 m20.0% from 472 m to 475 m19.4% from 475 m to 478 m18.7% from 478 m to 481 m18.2% from 481 m to 485 m22.9% from 485 m to 488 m19.4% from 488 m to 491 m20.6% from 491 m to 495 m20.0% from 495 m to 498 m15.8% from 498 m to 502 m18.2% from 502 m to 505 m18.9% from 505 m to 509 m17.1% from 509 m to 512 m22.5% from 512 m to 516 m20.6% from 516 m to 520 m9.1% from 520 m to 523 m12.9% from 523 m to 526 m12.2% from 526 m to 530 m14.6% from 530 m to 534 m12.8% from 534 m to 538 m15.4% from 538 m to 542 m7.7% from 542 m to 546 m16.7% from 546 m to 550 m14.0% from 550 m to 555 m12.9% from 555 m to 558 m11.6% from 558 m to 562 m12.9% from 562 m to 565 m13.3% from 565 m to 568 m17.9% from 568 m to 572 m16.2% from 572 m to 576 m19.4% from 576 m to 579 m20.5% from 579 m to 584 m19.4% from 584 m to 587 m20.0% from 587 m to 591 m20.9% from 591 m to 595 m18.9% from 595 m to 599 m18.4% from 599 m to 603 m18.4% from 603 m to 606 m21.2% from 606 m to 610 m18.9% from 610 m to 613 m16.7% from 613 m to 617 m17.6% from 617 m to 620 m17.6% from 620 m to 624 m15.8% from 624 m to 628 m16.1% from 628 m to 631 m19.4% from 631 m to 634 m14.3% from 634 m to 637 m18.2% from 637 m to 641 m15.6% from 641 m to 644 m10.5% from 644 m to 648 m12.5% from 648 m to 652 m12.2% from 652 m to 656 m9.1% from 656 m to 660 m11.9% from 660 m to 664 m11.9% from 664 m to 668 m12.2% from 668 m to 673 m13.2% from 673 m to 676 m12.9% from 676 m to 679 m8.6% from 679 m to 683 m12.1% from 683 m to 686 m12.9% from 686 m to 689 m10.0% from 689 m to 692 m11.6% from 692 m to 697 m8.7% from 697 m to 701 m9.7% from 701 m to 704 m27%35%15%25%22%16%14%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.7 km / 0.44 miles
Elevation gain153.4 m / 503 ft
Average gradient21.8%
Maximum gradient46.7%
Elevation high226.1 m / 742 ft
Elevation low72.7 m / 239 ft
Climb difficulty score15,339.65

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 328,995th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 18,139th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,125th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 423rd out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Glen Nevis.

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