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Medusa

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Charcoal Trail, Cladach, North Ayrshire, Scotland, KA27 8FE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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40 m70 m105 m135 m-9.1% from 0 m to 2 m2.5% from 2 m to 18 m15.7% from 18 m to 23 m10.5% from 23 m to 27 m18.2% from 27 m to 31 m12.8% from 31 m to 41 m10.5% from 41 m to 50 m3.1% from 50 m to 82 m8.6% from 82 m to 96 m13.7% from 96 m to 104 m111.1% from 104 m to 104 m133.3% from 104 m to 110 m20.0% from 110 m to 115 m16.9% from 115 m to 120 m18.5% from 120 m to 127 m11.4% from 127 m to 136 m11.1% from 136 m to 145 m10.2% from 145 m to 157 m10.8% from 157 m to 168 m12.3% from 168 m to 176 m9.3% from 176 m to 189 m10.8% from 189 m to 198 m19.4% from 198 m to 205 m16.9% from 205 m to 212 m15.6% from 212 m to 219 m8.0% from 219 m to 221 m10.4% from 221 m to 229 m20.4% from 229 m to 234 m200.0% from 234 m to 234 m7.0% from 234 m to 243 m4.7% from 243 m to 268 m19.7% from 268 m to 274 m11.5% from 274 m to 283 m17.5% from 283 m to 291 m16.9% from 291 m to 297 m16.1% from 297 m to 305 m11.4% from 305 m to 314 m7.9% from 314 m to 327 m5.5% from 327 m to 345 m4.0% from 345 m to 375 m8.4% from 375 m to 387 m9.4% from 387 m to 397 m20.3% from 397 m to 403 m20.0% from 403 m to 408 m15.6% from 408 m to 415 m22.2% from 415 m to 421 m10.4% from 421 m to 431 m10.9% from 431 m to 440 m11.8% from 440 m to 443 m15.7% from 443 m to 448 m0.0% from 448 m to 449 m23.5% from 449 m to 451 m13.3% from 451 m to 455 m22.2% from 455 m to 456 m21.3% from 456 m to 461 m21.8% from 461 m to 467 m20.0% from 467 m to 472 m21.8% from 472 m to 477 m21.1% from 477 m to 483 m19.6% from 483 m to 488 m23.5% from 488 m to 493 m17.2% from 493 m to 499 m20.0% from 499 m to 500 m16.1% from 500 m to 506 m11.9% from 506 m to 516 m9.2% from 516 m to 527 m23.0% from 527 m to 533 m14.5% from 533 m to 540 m16.4% from 540 m to 547 m10.8% from 547 m to 557 m5.7% from 557 m to 574 m5.8% from 574 m to 591 m11.2% from 591 m to 600 m12.9% from 600 m to 610 m12.4% from 610 m to 619 m9.5% from 619 m to 630 m9.8% from 630 m to 638 m14.8% from 638 m to 641 m12.7% from 641 m to 649 m10.3% from 649 m to 658 m12.5% from 658 m to 668 m7.9% from 668 m to 681 m8.8% from 681 m to 694 m5.0% from 694 m to 714 m9.2% from 714 m to 725 m10.5% from 725 m to 736 m13.9% from 736 m to 744 m16.9% from 744 m to 751 m11.6% from 751 m to 759 m7%19%13%8%18%11%10%10%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.76 km / 0.47 miles
Elevation gain91.4 m / 300 ft
Average gradient12%
Maximum gradient39.8%
Elevation high131.8 m / 432 ft
Elevation low40.2 m / 132 ft
Climb difficulty score9,141.97

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 638,382nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 49,408th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,411th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 115th out of 528 cycling climbs in North Ayrshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 9 climbs) in Cladach.

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