Tough start

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Braveheart Car Park, Glen Nevis Road, Achintee, Glen Nevis, Highland, Scotland, PH33 6TE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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25 m40 m60 m75 m3.8% from 0 m to 3 m0.0% from 3 m to 5 m3.0% from 5 m to 8 m4.3% from 8 m to 13 m3.2% from 13 m to 16 m2.8% from 16 m to 20 m3.2% from 20 m to 29 m3.2% from 29 m to 32 m2.3% from 32 m to 41 m3.4% from 41 m to 50 m7.5% from 50 m to 55 m4.9% from 55 m to 63 m8.0% from 63 m to 68 m8.1% from 68 m to 77 m9.8% from 77 m to 85 m10.7% from 85 m to 93 m9.2% from 93 m to 100 m11.5% from 100 m to 105 m10.0% from 105 m to 111 m14.3% from 111 m to 113 m4.8% from 113 m to 115 m9.5% from 115 m to 120 m17.4% from 120 m to 122 m4.3% from 122 m to 124 m10.6% from 124 m to 129 m17.4% from 129 m to 131 m4.5% from 131 m to 133 m13.0% from 133 m to 138 m13.3% from 138 m to 139 m13.3% from 139 m to 141 m15.4% from 141 m to 144 m8.0% from 144 m to 146 m13.0% from 146 m to 151 m13.3% from 151 m to 152 m12.5% from 152 m to 154 m17.9% from 154 m to 157 m3.6% from 157 m to 159 m16.7% from 159 m to 162 m8.3% from 162 m to 164 m10.0% from 164 m to 167 m8.8% from 167 m to 173 m14.3% from 173 m to 175 m5.0% from 175 m to 177 m12.5% from 177 m to 179 m4.2% from 179 m to 182 m8.9% from 182 m to 186 m5.6% from 186 m to 190 m9.5% from 190 m to 194 m7.1% from 194 m to 201 m7.7% from 201 m to 208 m11.1% from 208 m to 210 m3.7% from 210 m to 213 m9.5% from 213 m to 219 m11.8% from 219 m to 223 m11.1% from 223 m to 227 m11.1% from 227 m to 233 m11.1% from 233 m to 234 m11.8% from 234 m to 236 m19.0% from 236 m to 238 m4.8% from 238 m to 240 m16.1% from 240 m to 243 m3.3% from 243 m to 246 m8.1% from 246 m to 250 m7.3% from 250 m to 256 m2.6% from 256 m to 259 m7.7% from 259 m to 262 m0.0% from 262 m to 265 m4.0% from 265 m to 267 m3.8% from 267 m to 270 m3.1% from 270 m to 273 m3.8% from 273 m to 278 m4.2% from 278 m to 288 m4.5% from 288 m to 292 m5.1% from 292 m to 298 m2.8% from 298 m to 302 m4.8% from 302 m to 306 m2.6% from 306 m to 310 m2.9% from 310 m to 313 m0.0% from 313 m to 317 m2.6% from 317 m to 321 m0.0% from 321 m to 327 m2.4% from 327 m to 331 m4.6% from 331 m to 338 m7.4% from 338 m to 343 m10.6% from 343 m to 352 m14.1% from 352 m to 359 m14.3% from 359 m to 364 m12.9% from 364 m to 371 m13.3% from 371 m to 375 m15.8% from 375 m to 379 m14.7% from 379 m to 382 m12.5% from 382 m to 386 m13.9% from 386 m to 390 m15.2% from 390 m to 396 m11.7% from 396 m to 402 m19.0% from 402 m to 405 m5.0% from 405 m to 407 m10.6% from 407 m to 411 m14.3% from 411 m to 413 m10.0% from 413 m to 415 m9.5% from 415 m to 417 m5.0% from 417 m to 419 m16.7% from 419 m to 422 m4.3% from 422 m to 424 m8.8% from 424 m to 428 m12.5% from 428 m to 431 m12.1% from 431 m to 434 m11.1% from 434 m to 438 m12.9% from 438 m to 441 m16.0% from 441 m to 443 m8.3% from 443 m to 446 m16.0% from 446 m to 448 m4.0% from 448 m to 451 m14.3% from 451 m to 453 m4.8% from 453 m to 455 m8.3% from 455 m to 458 m7.5% from 458 m to 462 m5.3% from 462 m to 466 m7.1% from 466 m to 469 m0.0% from 469 m to 472 m2.8% from 472 m to 475 m3.2% from 475 m to 479 m2.9% from 479 m to 482 m0.0% from 482 m to 486 m3.3% from 486 m to 489 m1.7% from 489 m to 494 m1.9% from 494 m to 500 m2.1% from 500 m to 504 m2.9% from 504 m to 508 m6.5% from 508 m to 511 m0.0% from 511 m to 514 m6.1% from 514 m to 517 m2.8% from 517 m to 521 m6.4% from 521 m to 526 m4.0% from 526 m to 531 m6.8% from 531 m to 535 m4.7% from 535 m to 539 m4.3% from 539 m to 544 m5.0% from 544 m to 548 m3.3% from 548 m to 551 m3.3% from 551 m to 554 m3.7% from 554 m to 559 m3.7% from 559 m to 565 m2.2% from 565 m to 569 m3.4% from 569 m to 575 m5.6% from 575 m to 581 m4.0% from 581 m to 586 m6.0% from 586 m to 591 m6.5% from 591 m to 595 m4.4% from 595 m to 600 m6.4% from 600 m to 604 m6.8% from 604 m to 609 m6.8% from 609 m to 613 m4.3% from 613 m to 618 m6.4% from 618 m to 623 m4.3% from 623 m to 627 m5.1% from 627 m to 631 m5.6% from 631 m to 635 m4.3% from 635 m to 640 m2.2% from 640 m to 644 m4.7% from 644 m to 648 m4.8% from 648 m to 653 m3.2% from 653 m to 659 m4.4% from 659 m to 663 m5.9% from 663 m to 670 m5.1% from 670 m to 674 m5.4% from 674 m to 678 m6%10%7%9%8%4%5%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.68 km / 0.42 miles
Elevation gain47.8 m / 157 ft
Average gradient7.1%
Maximum gradient17.6%
Elevation high73 m / 240 ft
Elevation low25.2 m / 83 ft
Climb difficulty score4,777.08

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,136,749th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 104,783rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 11,286th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 1,733rd out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

Ranking 13th out of 15 cycling climbs in Glen Nevis.

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