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The Outer Limits

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A82, Bught, Ballifeary, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, IV3 5TD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance15.09 km / 9.38 miles
Elevation gain247.6 m / 812 ft
Average gradient1.6%
Maximum gradient23%
Elevation high289.4 m / 949 ft
Elevation low-4.2 m / -14 ft
Climb difficulty score24,746.29

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 162,698th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 4,281st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 620th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 141st 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 421 climbs) in Inverness.

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