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Zigzagometer, West Highland Way

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West Highland Way, Glen Nevis, Highland, Scotland, PH33 6SX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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55 m115 m170 m230 m3.3% from 0 m to 39 m5.6% from 39 m to 73 m6.6% from 73 m to 102 m7.9% from 102 m to 134 m8.7% from 134 m to 165 m10.7% from 165 m to 189 m10.0% from 189 m to 215 m8.5% from 215 m to 247 m10.3% from 247 m to 264 m7.7% from 264 m to 289 m10.7% from 289 m to 310 m7.2% from 310 m to 329 m7.0% from 329 m to 350 m3.8% from 350 m to 377 m5.4% from 377 m to 412 m8.0% from 412 m to 440 m6.6% from 440 m to 472 m7.5% from 472 m to 498 m6.5% from 498 m to 526 m5.0% from 526 m to 552 m4.1% from 552 m to 574 m7.5% from 574 m to 606 m7.6% from 606 m to 631 m6.6% from 631 m to 658 m10.0% from 658 m to 688 m6.5% from 688 m to 722 m5.2% from 722 m to 761 m5.7% from 761 m to 803 m6.5% from 803 m to 830 m8.1% from 830 m to 859 m7.5% from 859 m to 892 m8.7% from 892 m to 928 m5.0% from 928 m to 954 m6.2% from 954 m to 990 m5.9% from 990 m to 1.0 km2.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km12.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km10.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km8.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km6.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km12.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.6% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km10.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km4.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km11.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km8.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km10.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km10.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.6% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km8.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7%7%6%9%9%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.28 km / 1.41 miles
Elevation gain167.5 m / 550 ft
Average gradient7.4%
Maximum gradient13.2%
Elevation high226.29 m / 742 ft
Elevation low58.84 m / 193 ft
Climb difficulty score16,746.94

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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 291,969th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,589th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,745th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 358th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Glen Nevis.

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