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The String

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

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25 m95 m165 m235 m5.9% from 0 m to 12 m0.8% from 12 m to 24 m8.8% from 24 m to 36 m8.4% from 36 m to 48 m9.9% from 48 m to 59 m15.0% from 59 m to 69 m17.9% from 69 m to 77 m12.7% from 77 m to 85 m20.2% from 85 m to 96 m22.9% from 96 m to 106 m23.7% from 106 m to 115 m15.7% from 115 m to 124 m12.2% from 124 m to 129 m21.5% from 129 m to 135 m20.9% from 135 m to 142 m22.1% from 142 m to 149 m20.0% from 149 m to 156 m12.9% from 156 m to 163 m13.6% from 163 m to 171 m14.1% from 171 m to 178 m9.6% from 178 m to 185 m15.4% from 185 m to 191 m11.5% from 191 m to 199 m14.8% from 199 m to 208 m14.5% from 208 m to 215 m15.5% from 215 m to 222 m16.1% from 222 m to 228 m7.2% from 228 m to 236 m7.4% from 236 m to 245 m0.0% from 245 m to 251 m5.4% from 251 m to 260 m-9.1% from 260 m to 267 m-10.2% from 267 m to 277 m-17.3% from 277 m to 286 m-8.5% from 286 m to 298 m-11.5% from 298 m to 309 m-1.2% from 309 m to 317 m7.4% from 317 m to 325 m8.9% from 325 m to 333 m5.2% from 333 m to 340 m7.1% from 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Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.07 km / 1.91 miles
Elevation gain206.3 m / 677 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient20.9%
Elevation high234.77 m / 770 ft
Elevation low28.32 m / 93 ft
Climb difficulty score20,631.07

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 216,020th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 8,003rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,045th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 31st out of 528 cycling climbs in North Ayrshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 31 climbs) in Brodick.

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