Ard Bottacks Climb

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Achterneed, Strathpeffer, Highland, Scotland, IV14 9AA, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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5 m50 m90 m135 m1.8% from 0 m to 11 m3.1% from 11 m to 24 m1.6% from 24 m to 37 m1.6% from 37 m to 50 m1.3% from 50 m to 80 m0.9% from 80 m to 103 m0.5% from 103 m to 140 m1.1% from 140 m to 158 m3.3% from 158 m to 170 m0.0% from 170 m to 175 m3.8% from 175 m to 181 m2.0% from 181 m to 191 m1.8% from 191 m to 202 m1.6% from 202 m to 227 m0.8% from 227 m to 252 m3.8% from 252 m to 257 m3.7% from 257 m to 268 m4.0% from 268 m to 278 m4.2% from 278 m to 283 m0.0% from 283 m to 288 m4.7% from 288 m to 296 m1.6% from 296 m to 308 m0.0% from 308 m to 319 m6.3% from 319 m to 332 m3.3% from 332 m to 344 m3.6% from 344 m to 355 m3.7% from 355 m to 366 m4.0% from 366 m to 381 m6.6% from 381 m to 390 m4.7% from 390 m to 399 m4.9% from 399 m to 407 m5.1% from 407 m to 415 m4.7% from 415 m to 432 m11.3% from 432 m to 437 m8.3% from 437 m to 442 m11.3% from 442 m to 447 m10.3% from 447 m to 453 m13.8% from 453 m to 459 m10.7% from 459 m to 465 m15.1% from 465 m to 470 m7.4% from 470 m to 475 m16.7% from 475 m to 478 m18.2% from 478 m to 482 m8.3% from 482 m to 487 m28.6% from 487 m to 489 m24.2% from 489 m to 492 m22.2% from 492 m to 496 m8.2% from 496 m to 501 m17.4% from 501 m to 503 m17.4% from 503 m to 508 m13.6% from 508 m to 512 m13.3% from 512 m to 517 m19.0% from 517 m to 519 m13.8% from 519 m to 522 m4.9% from 522 m to 526 m6.3% from 526 m to 535 m6.1% from 535 m to 545 m4.2% from 545 m to 555 m4.7% from 555 m to 567 m7.0% from 567 m to 576 m7.6% from 576 m to 584 m9.4% from 584 m to 590 m11.5% from 590 m to 595 m6.9% from 595 m to 598 m13.8% from 598 m to 601 m6.9% from 601 m to 607 m6.9% from 607 m to 610 m7.4% from 610 m to 613 m15.4% from 613 m to 615 m13.6% from 615 m to 620 m9.1% from 620 m to 624 m5.8% from 624 m to 631 m4.8% from 631 m to 639 m5.0% from 639 m to 651 m9.2% from 651 m to 658 m7.0% from 658 m to 663 m11.4% from 663 m to 667 m10.8% from 667 m to 674 m16.7% from 674 m to 677 m9.5% from 677 m to 679 m3.8% from 679 m to 684 m15.7% from 684 m to 689 m16.7% from 689 m to 691 m12.5% from 691 m to 696 m10.5% from 696 m to 702 m7.5% from 702 m to 707 m16.0% from 707 m to 710 m17.0% from 710 m to 714 m7.5% from 714 m to 720 m20.0% from 720 m to 723 m14.3% from 723 m to 728 m10.9% from 728 m to 734 m6.3% from 734 m to 740 m19.4% from 740 m to 743 m10.2% from 743 m to 749 m10.5% from 749 m to 755 m12.9% from 755 m to 761 m10.7% from 761 m to 767 m10.9% from 767 m to 772 m10.7% from 772 m to 778 m9.0% from 778 m to 784 m7.8% from 784 m to 792 m7.7% from 792 m to 800 m5.4% from 800 m to 807 m9.5% from 807 m to 814 m11.1% from 814 m to 819 m9.7% from 819 m to 825 m13.8% from 825 m to 828 m13.1% from 828 m to 834 m10.9% from 834 m to 840 m11.8% from 840 m to 845 m7.3% from 845 m to 850 m10.9% from 850 m to 856 m12.2% from 856 m to 861 m13.0% from 861 m to 865 m8.0% from 865 m to 868 m14.8% from 868 m to 871 m11.1% from 871 m to 876 m4.1% from 876 m to 881 m20.4% from 881 m to 886 m15.4% from 886 m to 888 m19.0% from 888 m to 893 m4.2% from 893 m to 897 m30.8% from 897 m to 900 m16.9% from 900 m to 906 m12.2% from 906 m to 911 m11.8% from 911 m to 916 m4.3% from 916 m to 920 m27.9% from 920 m to 925 m12.3% from 925 m to 931 m12.1% from 931 m to 938 m9.7% from 938 m to 944 m18.2% from 944 m to 947 m14.8% from 947 m to 953 m10.9% from 953 m to 958 m10.7% from 958 m to 964 m13.8% from 964 m to 967 m14.0% from 967 m to 972 m10.9% from 972 m to 978 m10.5% from 978 m to 984 m13.3% from 984 m to 990 m10.0% from 990 m to 996 m6.6% from 996 m to 1.0 km6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km13.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km27.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km14.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km8.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km8.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km44.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1%6%9%12%10%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.57 km / 0.98 miles
Elevation gain122.2 m / 401 ft
Average gradient7.8%
Maximum gradient18.8%
Elevation high131.4 m / 431 ft
Elevation low9.2 m / 30 ft
Climb difficulty score12,213.82

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 443,735th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 29,685th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,310th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 633rd out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Strathpeffer.

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