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Glenachulish Climb

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Dragon's Tooth Golf Club, Glenachulish Road, Glenachulish, Highland, Scotland, PH49 4JX, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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30 m60 m85 m115 m2.1% from 0 m to 14 m3.4% from 14 m to 29 m4.3% from 29 m to 43 m4.3% from 43 m to 57 m-0.7% from 57 m to 70 m0.7% from 70 m to 85 m4.6% from 85 m to 100 m3.6% from 100 m to 119 m0.0% from 119 m to 133 m0.6% from 133 m to 149 m0.7% from 149 m to 163 m-1.7% from 163 m to 175 m0.0% from 175 m to 190 m1.1% from 190 m to 200 m-2.5% from 200 m to 208 m-3.3% from 208 m to 220 m-3.1% from 220 m to 232 m-2.4% from 232 m to 249 m-0.7% from 249 m to 264 m4.8% from 264 m to 280 m8.6% from 280 m to 294 m9.3% from 294 m to 305 m10.3% from 305 m to 317 m10.4% from 317 m to 327 m12.1% from 327 m to 331 m12.5% from 331 m to 338 m13.3% from 338 m to 345 m11.6% from 345 m to 356 m10.4% from 356 m to 361 m10.4% from 361 m to 376 m11.3% from 376 m to 387 m14.3% from 387 m to 396 m13.6% from 396 m to 404 m13.7% from 404 m to 414 m11.2% from 414 m to 424 m15.3% from 424 m to 430 m3.6% from 430 m to 443 m8.0% from 443 m to 451 m13.9% from 451 m to 458 m14.8% from 458 m to 467 m14.8% from 467 m to 478 m13.8% from 478 m to 484 m14.3% from 484 m to 497 m16.9% from 497 m to 504 m10.3% from 504 m to 508 m5.4% from 508 m to 516 m6.2% from 516 m to 521 m10.5% from 521 m to 530 m11.4% from 530 m to 539 m14.0% from 539 m to 543 m13.3% from 543 m to 551 m7.4% from 551 m to 560 m5.1% from 560 m to 567 m6.3% from 567 m to 575 m10.0% from 575 m to 581 m7.9% from 581 m to 594 m6.1% from 594 m to 604 m1.4% from 604 m to 611 m-4.7% from 611 m to 617 m4.9% from 617 m to 624 m0.0% from 624 m to 631 m4.2% from 631 m to 638 m0.0% from 638 m to 645 m3.7% from 645 m to 653 m7.0% from 653 m to 660 m8.5% from 660 m to 666 m4.8% from 666 m to 672 m6.3% from 672 m to 680 m11.3% from 680 m to 686 m9.7% from 686 m to 692 m7.5% from 692 m to 698 m12.5% from 698 m to 704 m12.9% from 704 m to 710 m8.0% from 710 m to 719 m7.6% from 719 m to 726 m4.0% from 726 m to 733 m5.6% from 733 m to 740 m9.8% from 740 m to 748 m10.9% from 748 m to 755 m8.8% from 755 m to 762 m10.5% from 762 m to 767 m9.1% from 767 m to 773 m8.2% from 773 m to 779 m10.7% from 779 m to 785 m8.6% from 785 m to 792 m10.2% from 792 m to 797 m9.4% from 797 m to 804 m9.9% from 804 m to 811 m10.3% from 811 m to 821 m10.5% from 821 m to 828 m10.0% from 828 m to 837 m7.7% from 837 m to 844 m7.7% from 844 m to 850 m8.3% from 850 m to 857 m7.4% from 857 m to 866 m8.4% from 866 m to 874 m8.0% from 874 m to 883 m9.0% from 883 m to 889 m6.8% from 889 m to 895 m9.8% from 895 m to 903 m10.7% from 903 m to 909 m10.0% from 909 m to 915 m8.9% from 915 m to 921 m10.0% from 921 m to 926 m10.4% from 926 m to 930 m9.5% from 930 m to 937 m10.9% from 937 m to 942 m11.5% from 942 m to 948 m9.6% from 948 m to 953 m11.5% from 953 m to 959 m11.5% from 959 m to 965 m8.8% from 965 m to 972 m11.3% from 972 m to 978 m9.7% from 978 m to 984 m9.3% from 984 m to 989 m10.0% from 989 m to 995 m7.8% from 995 m to 1.0 km9.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1%10%7%9%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.21 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain84.1 m / 276 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient14.7%
Elevation high114.4 m / 375 ft
Elevation low30.3 m / 99 ft
Climb difficulty score8,410.25

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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 709,560th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 56,573rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,200th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 1,058th 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 7 climbs) in Glenachulish.

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