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The Bends

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Achonochie Road, Scatwell, Highland, Scotland, IV14 9EW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of The Bends.

35 m50 m60 m75 m11.5% from 0 m to 24 m12.8% from 24 m to 28 m11.1% from 28 m to 57 m9.9% from 57 m to 78 m7.7% from 78 m to 82 m8.3% from 82 m to 99 m2.9% from 99 m to 126 m1.0% from 126 m to 157 m-1.5% from 157 m to 190 m-3.5% from 190 m to 215 m-5.7% from 215 m to 249 m-5.6% from 249 m to 292 m-7.0% from 292 m to 312 m-6.0% from 312 m to 336 m-4.0% from 336 m to 353 m-4.4% from 353 m to 371 m0.3% from 371 m to 402 m4.0% from 402 m to 412 m4.7% from 412 m to 457 m4.1% from 457 m to 466 m4.8% from 466 m to 487 m6.7% from 487 m to 514 m6.0% from 514 m to 562 m3.3% from 562 m to 584 m0.0% from 584 m to 597 m1.9% from 597 m to 624 m0.7% from 624 m to 638 m1.7% from 638 m to 684 m0.0% from 684 m to 735 m0.2% from 735 m to 782 m1.5% from 782 m to 841 m0.4% from 841 m to 888 m5.9% from 888 m to 912 m6.6% from 912 m to 919 m6.0% from 919 m to 953 m3.3% from 953 m to 959 m3.9% from 959 m to 981 m5.5% from 981 m to 992 m4.5% from 992 m to 1.0 km4.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km5.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km1.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-7.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-0.3% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km1.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-4.3% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-19.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-9.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-8.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-8.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-5.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-2.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-4.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-3.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km0.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-0.8% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km2.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.4% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km4.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.7% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km5.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-2.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-4.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-4.6% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-1.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km1.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-2.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-5.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-7.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-10.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-9.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-6.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.0% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km2.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km1.7% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km2.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.7% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km0.8% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-2.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km1.8% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-1.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-5.4% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km-8.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-8.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-3.3% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km-3.4% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-2.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km2.7% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km3.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km1.2% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-0.6% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-2.2% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-2.6% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km-1.7% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km0.6% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-2.4% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km-1.3% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km1%3%2%-4%-0%0%-1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance3.42 km / 2.12 miles
Elevation gain5.9 m / 19 ft
Average gradient0.2%
Maximum gradient11.4%
Elevation high74.8 m / 245 ft
Elevation low37.1 m / 122 ft
Climb difficulty score581.3

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,614,397th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 316,605th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 30,498th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 3,484th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Scatwell.

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