Polton Brae

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Polton Road, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland, EH18 1HY, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m100 m120 m145 m0.0% from 0 m to 37 m1.2% from 37 m to 45 m9.1% from 45 m to 84 m11.2% from 84 m to 102 m10.6% from 102 m to 139 m9.2% from 139 m to 165 m8.2% from 165 m to 211 m5.4% from 211 m to 249 m2.6% from 249 m to 256 m-1.0% from 256 m to 304 m-0.5% from 304 m to 325 m7.8% from 325 m to 337 m9.8% from 337 m to 350 m4.7% from 350 m to 358 m4.0% from 358 m to 373 m4.0% from 373 m to 386 m3.1% from 386 m to 405 m5.4% from 405 m to 413 m5.7% from 413 m to 436 m10.3% from 436 m to 444 m2.9% from 444 m to 455 m-6.1% from 455 m to 461 m7.5% from 461 m to 489 m9.8% from 489 m to 505 m7.3% from 505 m to 532 m5.6% from 532 m to 550 m9.1% from 550 m to 574 m-0.8% from 574 m to 586 m-2.8% from 586 m to 597 m7.6% from 597 m to 610 m17.7% from 610 m to 619 m19.8% from 619 m to 631 m16.3% from 631 m to 645 m18.9% from 645 m to 650 m21.5% from 650 m to 672 m21.1% from 672 m to 683 m12.9% from 683 m to 697 m13.0% from 697 m to 712 m10.8% from 712 m to 722 m14.8% from 722 m to 728 m13.9% from 728 m to 740 m14.1% from 740 m to 771 m7.6% from 771 m to 804 m6.2% from 804 m to 832 m7%4%12%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.83 km / 0.52 miles
Elevation gain63.9 m / 210 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient16.7%
Elevation high141.66 m / 465 ft
Elevation low77.77 m / 255 ft
Climb difficulty score6,387.46

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 911,048th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 78,783rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,565th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 243rd out of 789 cycling climbs in Midlothian.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Loanhead.

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