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String to the Top Layby

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The String, Brodick, North Ayrshire, Scotland, KA27 8EJ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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30 m105 m185 m260 m6.1% from 0 m to 7 m2.9% from 7 m to 20 m3.1% from 20 m to 40 m6.7% from 40 m to 43 m8.3% from 43 m to 55 m13.8% from 55 m to 58 m9.4% from 58 m to 66 m10.5% from 66 m to 78 m11.9% from 78 m to 86 m7.3% from 86 m to 103 m7.7% from 103 m to 116 m9.0% from 116 m to 129 m11.2% from 129 m to 140 m14.8% from 140 m to 142 m22.2% from 142 m to 145 m7.4% from 145 m to 148 m14.8% from 148 m to 156 m14.8% from 156 m to 161 m16.0% from 161 m to 164 m13.5% from 164 m to 174 m7.6% from 174 m to 187 m12.0% from 187 m to 192 m8.0% from 192 m to 197 m16.3% from 197 m to 202 m8.2% from 202 m to 207 m15.6% from 207 m to 215 m13.2% from 215 m to 222 m9.6% from 222 m to 233 m11.3% from 233 m to 243 m11.7% from 243 m to 254 m6.4% from 254 m to 269 m9.3% from 269 m to 282 m6.7% from 282 m to 297 m7.9% from 297 m to 310 m11.5% from 310 m to 320 m7.7% from 320 m to 333 m5.3% from 333 m to 352 m4.3% from 352 m to 379 m0.0% from 379 m to 382 m8.5% from 382 m to 394 m6.5% from 394 m to 413 m6.4% from 413 m to 428 m4.2% from 428 m to 457 m3.9% from 457 m to 487 m5.6% from 487 m to 505 m9.3% from 505 m to 520 m8.3% from 520 m to 532 m19.0% from 532 m to 538 m7.8% from 538 m to 551 m5.2% from 551 m to 570 m4.5% from 570 m to 592 m2.6% from 592 m to 638 m9.5% from 638 m to 649 m7.2% from 649 m to 663 m3.1% from 663 m to 702 m3.1% from 702 m to 740 m6.9% from 740 m to 755 m10.1% from 755 m to 767 m7.1% from 767 m to 784 m6.2% from 784 m to 803 m6.5% from 803 m to 831 m4.4% from 831 m to 853 m3.8% from 853 m to 880 m8.4% from 880 m to 897 m12.1% from 897 m to 907 m4.9% from 907 m to 927 m7.1% from 927 m to 944 m3.8% from 944 m to 970 m7.8% from 970 m to 985 m7.8% from 985 m to 1.0 km6.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km14.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km1.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km19.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km24.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km6.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km20.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-0.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km2.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km12.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km11.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.3% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km12.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.6% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km9.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km17.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km11.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km18.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km19.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km16.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km15.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km11.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km14.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km14.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km13.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km11.3% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km9.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km6.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km11.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km6.2% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km6.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km6.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km10.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km10.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km17.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.7% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km10.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km15.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km12.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km7.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km20.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km14.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km9.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km10.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km13.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km7.8% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km21.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km15.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km13.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km14.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km13.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km9.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km4.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km8.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km8.5% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km14.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km26.3% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km16.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km11.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km6.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km8.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km26.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km8.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km9.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km18.2% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km12.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km560.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km8%6%5%5%10%11%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.96 km / 1.84 miles
Elevation gain223.2 m / 732 ft
Average gradient7.5%
Maximum gradient117.1%
Elevation high257.2 m / 844 ft
Elevation low34 m / 112 ft
Climb difficulty score22,309.88

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 191,784th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 6,247th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 844th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 22nd out of 528 cycling climbs in North Ayrshire.

🥈️

This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Brodick.

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