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Descent into darkness

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A890, Achmore, Stromeferry, Highland, Scotland, IV53 8UN, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.49 km / 1.55 miles
Elevation gain167.7 m / 550 ft
Average gradient6.6%
Maximum gradient17%
Elevation high185 m / 607 ft
Elevation low19.7 m / 65 ft
Climb difficulty score16,447.2

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 299,369th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 15,263rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,825th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 375th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Stromeferry.

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