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Thurso to Olrig Hill - Castletown Road

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Castle Terrace, Mount Pleasant, Thurso, Highland, Scotland, KW14 8HS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance4.93 km / 3.06 miles
Elevation gain94.8 m / 311 ft
Average gradient1.9%
Maximum gradient7.9%
Elevation high102 m / 335 ft
Elevation low6.8 m / 22 ft
Climb difficulty score9,461.95

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 611,666th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 46,737th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,125th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 909th out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Thurso.

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