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Biggest climb in the Glen

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Balcladaich Road, Tomich, Highland, Scotland, IV4 7LY, United Kingdom
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110 m255 m395 m540 m15.7% from 0 m to 20 m13.6% from 20 m to 26 m14.0% from 26 m to 56 m7.2% from 56 m to 78 m8.6% from 78 m to 84 m8.8% from 84 m to 97 m4.9% from 97 m to 101 m6.0% from 101 m to 113 m9.5% from 113 m to 117 m7.3% from 117 m to 135 m6.4% from 135 m to 164 m6.5% from 164 m to 183 m6.8% from 183 m to 204 m11.2% from 204 m to 224 m13.8% from 224 m to 244 m16.0% from 244 m to 272 m19.5% from 272 m to 291 m23.2% from 291 m to 308 m16.2% from 308 m to 325 m6.3% from 325 m to 342 m-3.0% from 342 m to 359 m-8.1% from 359 m to 380 m-7.5% from 380 m to 411 m0.0% from 411 m to 436 m-2.1% from 436 m to 464 m-2.2% from 464 m to 486 m-4.5% from 486 m to 493 m-14.7% from 493 m to 528 m-5.0% from 528 m to 558 m-2.9% from 558 m to 565 m3.9% from 565 m to 598 m5.5% from 598 m to 633 m-6.4% from 633 m to 658 m0.0% from 658 m to 663 m-7.9% from 663 m to 678 m-5.9% from 678 m to 686 m-4.9% from 686 m to 701 m0.0% from 701 m to 705 m-1.8% from 705 m to 722 m0.0% from 722 m to 727 m0.9% from 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Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance8.11 km / 5.04 miles
Elevation gain461.7 m / 1,515 ft
Average gradient5.3%
Maximum gradient15.6%
Elevation high539.6 m / 1,770 ft
Elevation low112.7 m / 370 ft
Climb difficulty score42,976.64

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 54,610th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 308th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 61st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 21st out of 3,565 cycling climbs in Highland.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Tomich.

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