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Merkland Wood Climb

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A841, Cladach, North Ayrshire, Scotland, KA27 8DE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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10 m45 m80 m115 m14.8% from 0 m to 9 m10.4% from 9 m to 16 m13.8% from 16 m to 21 m11.3% from 21 m to 28 m8.6% from 28 m to 35 m8.1% from 35 m to 42 m6.3% from 42 m to 48 m3.6% from 48 m to 59 m0.9% from 59 m to 70 m0.0% from 70 m to 78 m-1.4% from 78 m to 85 m0.0% from 85 m to 92 m0.0% from 92 m to 99 m0.0% from 99 m to 105 m1.6% from 105 m to 112 m0.0% from 112 m to 118 m0.0% from 118 m to 124 m0.0% from 124 m to 130 m0.0% from 130 m to 134 m1.8% from 134 m to 140 m1.3% from 140 m to 148 m4.5% from 148 m to 155 m5.6% from 155 m to 162 m4.9% from 162 m to 168 m3.4% from 168 m to 174 m7.1% from 174 m to 181 m6.6% from 181 m to 187 m8.9% from 187 m to 191 m10.4% from 191 m to 196 m8.6% from 196 m to 202 m9.0% from 202 m to 209 m10.4% from 209 m to 215 m10.0% from 215 m to 222 m8.5% from 222 m to 228 m8.2% from 228 m to 234 m7.2% from 234 m to 241 m10.0% from 241 m to 248 m8.5% from 248 m to 256 m9.4% from 256 m to 263 m7.2% from 263 m to 270 m6.8% from 270 m to 277 m7.8% from 277 m to 283 m7.9% from 283 m to 291 m6.1% from 291 m to 294 m3.1% from 294 m to 297 m4.4% from 297 m to 307 m6.7% from 307 m to 317 m7.1% from 317 m to 326 m7.6% from 326 m to 337 m6.5% from 337 m to 348 m5.1% from 348 m to 358 m6.8% from 358 m to 365 m6.1% from 365 m to 373 m5.0% from 373 m to 381 m6.0% from 381 m to 388 m3.0% from 388 m to 398 m2.8% from 398 m to 405 m3.6% from 405 m to 414 m3.9% from 414 m to 424 m3.2% from 424 m to 433 m4.6% from 433 m to 440 m4.2% from 440 m to 447 m4.8% from 447 m to 453 m4.5% from 453 m to 462 m5.8% from 462 m to 469 m6.0% from 469 m to 477 m5.4% from 477 m to 485 m7.9% from 485 m to 491 m6.3% from 491 m to 499 m7.2% from 499 m to 507 m7.0% from 507 m to 516 m8.0% from 516 m to 525 m6.5% from 525 m to 532 m8.0% from 532 m to 540 m7.4% from 540 m to 548 m7.1% from 548 m to 556 m6.6% from 556 m to 564 m8.2% from 564 m to 571 m9.1% from 571 m to 578 m8.8% from 578 m to 584 m7.5% from 584 m to 590 m8.5% from 590 m to 597 m9.0% from 597 m to 604 m8.2% from 604 m to 611 m8.0% from 611 m to 619 m9.5% from 619 m to 625 m9.8% from 625 m to 631 m7.5% from 631 m to 639 m9.1% from 639 m to 646 m10.7% from 646 m to 651 m9.4% from 651 m to 658 m9.5% from 658 m to 664 m9.1% from 664 m to 670 m9.0% from 670 m to 676 m9.1% from 676 m to 682 m10.3% from 682 m to 688 m14.6% from 688 m to 692 m15.7% from 692 m to 698 m16.4% from 698 m to 703 m12.5% from 703 m to 709 m17.1% from 709 m to 717 m14.3% from 717 m to 721 m15.3% from 721 m to 727 m16.4% from 727 m to 733 m15.1% from 733 m to 739 m14.8% from 739 m to 744 m15.0% from 744 m to 750 m16.1% from 750 m to 756 m15.5% from 756 m to 762 m14.7% from 762 m to 769 m13.6% from 769 m to 775 m13.6% from 775 m to 781 m12.1% from 781 m to 787 m11.5% from 787 m to 793 m12.9% from 793 m to 799 m13.1% from 799 m to 805 m11.5% from 805 m to 812 m8.9% from 812 m to 817 m6.8% from 817 m to 825 m8.3% from 825 m to 832 m7.6% from 832 m to 838 m7.9% from 838 m to 845 m7.5% from 845 m to 850 m8.3% from 850 m to 855 m8.1% from 855 m to 861 m9.5% from 861 m to 867 m13.1% from 867 m to 873 m9.8% from 873 m to 879 m9.7% from 879 m to 886 m10.2% from 886 m to 891 m12.5% from 891 m to 896 m12.7% from 896 m to 903 m12.5% from 903 m to 909 m14.8% from 909 m to 914 m14.0% from 914 m to 920 m10.9% from 920 m to 925 m5.4% from 925 m to 931 m4.5% from 931 m to 938 m3.3% from 938 m to 944 m4.4% from 944 m to 951 m2.7% from 951 m to 958 m2.9% from 958 m to 965 m4.2% from 965 m to 972 m3.6% from 972 m to 977 m4.9% from 977 m to 984 m6.2% from 984 m to 990 m6.3% from 990 m to 996 m5.0% from 996 m to 1.0 km9.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km1.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5%6%10%9%8%3%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.37 km / 0.85 miles
Elevation gain100.4 m / 329 ft
Average gradient7.4%
Maximum gradient16.1%
Elevation high111.64 m / 366 ft
Elevation low11.23 m / 37 ft
Climb difficulty score10,037.89

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 568,299th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 42,339th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,669th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 107th 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 9 climbs) in Cladach.

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