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The Poltonberg

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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 m2.6% from 0 m to 63 m10.0% from 63 m to 115 m12.2% from 115 m to 145 m14.3% from 145 m to 164 m11.3% from 164 m to 184 m0.5% from 184 m to 225 m-0.3% from 225 m to 285 m3.2% from 285 m to 295 m8.0% from 295 m to 312 m9.4% from 312 m to 375 m10.2% from 375 m to 415 m-4.3% from 415 m to 424 m-5.3% from 424 m to 448 m-2.0% from 448 m to 469 m5.1% from 469 m to 531 m2.0% from 531 m to 582 m15.1% from 582 m to 599 m18.8% from 599 m to 648 m17.9% from 648 m to 655 m18.9% from 655 m to 674 m15.8% from 674 m to 736 m10.7% from 736 m to 799 m4.8% from 799 m to 801 m6%4%12%10%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
Distance0.8 km / 0.50 miles
Elevation gain62.5 m / 205 ft
Average gradient7.8%
Maximum gradient16.9%
Elevation high140.22 m / 460 ft
Elevation low77.73 m / 255 ft
Climb difficulty score6,247.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 927,179th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 80,659th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,758th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 249th out of 789 cycling climbs in Midlothian.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 22 climbs) in Loanhead.

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