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Canisbay, John o' Groats, Highland, Scotland, KW1 4YL, United Kingdom
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10 m30 m45 m65 m0.0% from 0 m to 9 m0.0% from 9 m to 18 m0.0% from 18 m to 27 m0.0% from 27 m to 36 m0.0% from 36 m to 46 m0.0% from 46 m to 55 m0.0% from 55 m to 65 m0.0% from 65 m to 75 m0.0% from 75 m to 85 m0.0% from 85 m to 94 m0.0% from 94 m to 104 m0.0% from 104 m to 114 m0.0% from 114 m to 124 m0.0% from 124 m to 134 m0.0% from 134 m to 143 m0.0% from 143 m to 153 m0.0% from 153 m to 163 m0.0% from 163 m to 173 m2.0% from 173 m to 182 m0.0% from 182 m to 192 m2.1% from 192 m to 202 m0.0% from 202 m to 211 m0.0% from 211 m to 221 m2.1% from 221 m to 230 m0.0% from 230 m to 240 m2.1% from 240 m to 250 m2.1% from 250 m to 259 m2.0% from 259 m to 269 m0.0% from 269 m to 279 m2.0% from 279 m to 289 m0.0% from 289 m to 298 m0.0% from 298 m to 308 m0.0% from 308 m to 318 m4.1% from 318 m to 327 m4.1% from 327 m to 337 m2.1% from 337 m to 347 m2.1% from 347 m to 356 m2.1% from 356 m to 366 m2.1% from 366 m to 375 m0.0% from 375 m to 385 m2.1% from 385 m to 394 m2.2% from 394 m to 403 m2.2% from 403 m to 413 m0.0% from 413 m to 422 m4.3% from 422 m to 431 m2.2% from 431 m to 440 m0.0% from 440 m to 450 m4.4% from 450 m to 459 m4.5% from 459 m to 467 m4.5% from 467 m to 476 m2.3% from 476 m to 485 m2.3% from 485 m to 494 m2.3% from 494 m to 503 m2.3% from 503 m to 511 m0.0% from 511 m to 520 m2.4% from 520 m to 528 m2.4% from 528 m to 536 m5.0% from 536 m to 544 m2.6% from 544 m to 552 m2.6% from 552 m to 560 m2.6% from 560 m to 568 m5.3% from 568 m to 575 m2.7% from 575 m to 583 m2.7% from 583 m to 590 m5.5% from 590 m to 597 m2.8% from 597 m to 605 m2.9% from 605 m to 612 m2.9% from 612 m to 618 m2.9% from 618 m to 625 m6.0% from 625 m to 632 m3.0% from 632 m to 639 m3.0% from 639 m to 645 m3.0% from 645 m to 652 m3.0% from 652 m to 658 m0.0% from 658 m to 665 m3.0% from 665 m to 672 m3.0% from 672 m to 678 m9.0% from 678 m to 685 m14.9% from 685 m to 692 m3.0% from 692 m to 699 m3.0% from 699 m to 705 m0.0% from 705 m to 712 m3.0% from 712 m to 718 m6.2% from 718 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.3 km / 1.43 miles
Elevation gain53.2 m / 175 ft
Average gradient2.3%
Maximum gradient10.1%
Elevation high65 m / 213 ft
Elevation low11.8 m / 39 ft
Climb difficulty score5,327.18

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,048,120th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 94,526th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 10,226th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 1,587th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 10 climbs) in John o' Groats.

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