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The Hard Side

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Glenachulish Road, Glenachulish, Highland, Scotland, PH49 4JX, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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165 m210 m260 m305 m19.4% from 0 m to 6 m15.7% from 6 m to 15 m13.0% from 15 m to 24 m14.8% from 24 m to 32 m7.3% from 32 m to 38 m9.4% from 38 m to 46 m11.4% from 46 m to 59 m11.3% from 59 m to 69 m16.3% from 69 m to 78 m15.6% from 78 m to 86 m17.9% from 86 m to 92 m10.3% from 92 m to 104 m12.9% from 104 m to 113 m17.1% from 113 m to 121 m17.9% from 121 m to 127 m21.5% from 127 m to 134 m7.7% from 134 m to 136 m22.2% from 136 m to 141 m7.8% from 141 m to 153 m14.6% from 153 m to 162 m16.4% from 162 m to 168 m9.5% from 168 m to 178 m15.9% from 178 m to 187 m14.9% from 187 m to 194 m19.0% from 194 m to 200 m16.9% from 200 m to 208 m16.1% from 208 m to 215 m14.1% from 215 m to 223 m8.8% from 223 m to 232 m13.0% from 232 m to 244 m12.5% from 244 m to 254 m14.9% from 254 m to 261 m14.8% from 261 m to 269 m18.9% from 269 m to 276 m16.4% from 276 m to 282 m14.6% from 282 m to 291 m13.4% from 291 m to 302 m10.6% from 302 m to 312 m15.9% from 312 m to 318 m13.8% from 318 m to 327 m13.5% from 327 m to 336 m13.0% from 336 m to 345 m18.5% from 345 m to 351 m18.2% from 351 m to 358 m22.6% from 358 m to 364 m10.9% from 364 m to 373 m13.0% from 373 m to 384 m11.2% from 384 m to 395 m12.0% from 395 m to 405 m9.9% from 405 m to 417 m11.4% from 417 m to 426 m14.6% from 426 m to 435 m12.0% from 435 m to 445 m12.8% from 445 m to 453 m13.2% from 453 m to 464 m14.3% from 464 m to 475 m7.6% from 475 m to 488 m4.2% from 488 m to 512 m2.4% from 512 m to 546 m2.3% from 546 m to 563 m4.5% from 563 m to 581 m1.4% from 581 m to 595 m0.9% from 595 m to 617 m1.0% from 617 m to 637 m3.5% from 637 m to 660 m4.0% from 660 m to 685 m4.5% from 685 m to 708 m5.6% from 708 m to 725 m10.5% from 725 m to 737 m8.1% from 737 m to 752 m8.0% from 752 m to 769 m9.6% from 769 m to 784 m8.9% from 784 m to 795 m5.8% from 795 m to 816 m10.1% from 816 m to 828 m12.6% from 828 m to 837 m17.4% from 837 m to 844 m10.0% from 844 m to 854 m8.8% from 854 m to 865 m11.0% from 865 m to 876 m10.6% from 876 m to 887 m11.7% from 887 m to 898 m15.2% from 898 m to 906 m7.9% from 906 m to 921 m10.5% from 921 m to 930 m10.1% from 930 m to 942 m6.5% from 942 m to 961 m5.0% from 961 m to 980 m7.9% from 980 m to 993 m8.0% from 993 m to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km8.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14%13%4%9%7%8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.44 km / 0.89 miles
Elevation gain132.6 m / 435 ft
Average gradient9.2%
Maximum gradient18.7%
Elevation high300.6 m / 986 ft
Elevation low168 m / 551 ft
Climb difficulty score13,254.28

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 399,192nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 25,117th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,851st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 554th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Glenachulish.

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