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A99 Climb

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A99, Freswick, John o' Groats, Highland, Scotland, KW1 4XX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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15 m45 m70 m100 m1.9% from 0 m to 127 m4.8% from 127 m to 310 m3.2% from 310 m to 488 m3.0% from 488 m to 571 m1.9% from 571 m to 752 m1.4% from 752 m to 838 m2.4% from 838 m to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.6 km4.1% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km3.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km3.8% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km3.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.6% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km2.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km2.7% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km3%2%5%4%3%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.42 km / 1.50 miles
Elevation gain84.7 m / 278 ft
Average gradient3.5%
Maximum gradient6.6%
Elevation high100 m / 328 ft
Elevation low15.3 m / 50 ft
Climb difficulty score8,475.95

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 702,533rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 55,868th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,121st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 1,048th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in John o' Groats.

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