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Chaingang Back

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Firhall, Nairn, Highland, Scotland, IV12 5SH, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance20.42 km / 12.69 miles
Elevation gain198.8 m / 652 ft
Average gradient0.5%
Maximum gradient4.4%
Elevation high154.9 m / 508 ft
Elevation low18.1 m / 59 ft
Climb difficulty score10,211.15

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 556,380th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 41,200th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,553rd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 820th 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 46 climbs) in Nairn.

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