The Sting in The Tail

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Procession Road, Nethercraigs, Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, PA2 8TY, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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135 m150 m160 m175 m6.1% from 0 m to 3 m6.3% from 3 m to 18 m3.2% from 18 m to 21 m1.2% from 21 m to 29 m2.6% from 29 m to 37 m0.6% from 37 m to 52 m-2.6% from 52 m to 71 m-2.7% from 71 m to 89 m-3.0% from 89 m to 99 m-3.1% from 99 m to 109 m-2.1% from 109 m to 123 m-2.6% from 123 m to 142 m-3.6% from 142 m to 148 m0.8% from 148 m to 160 m3.2% from 160 m to 172 m7.1% from 172 m to 183 m9.8% from 183 m to 188 m6.9% from 188 m to 203 m4.8% from 203 m to 207 m8.3% from 207 m to 218 m2.1% from 218 m to 227 m2.9% from 227 m to 234 m1.6% from 234 m to 241 m1.1% from 241 m to 250 m0.0% from 250 m to 253 m-1.4% from 253 m to 260 m-2.3% from 260 m to 273 m-2.2% from 273 m to 278 m-3.0% from 278 m to 288 m-0.9% from 288 m to 298 m-0.5% from 298 m to 336 m0.0% from 336 m to 341 m1.9% from 341 m to 347 m3.2% from 347 m to 368 m4.1% from 368 m to 373 m5.9% from 373 m to 387 m4.6% from 387 m to 409 m4.1% from 409 m to 423 m2.3% from 423 m to 432 m2.4% from 432 m to 449 m1.5% from 449 m to 456 m2.1% from 456 m to 465 m3.3% from 465 m to 471 m1.7% from 471 m to 483 m0.0% from 483 m to 487 m1.2% from 487 m to 503 m1.3% from 503 m to 511 m0.0% from 511 m to 519 m-2.3% from 519 m to 528 m-2.2% from 528 m to 546 m-4.2% from 546 m to 550 m-3.0% from 550 m to 560 m-1.8% from 560 m to 572 m0.0% from 572 m to 577 m0.0% from 577 m to 595 m1.8% from 595 m to 601 m0.0% from 601 m to 605 m4.4% from 605 m to 623 m6.7% from 623 m to 644 m10.4% from 644 m to 658 m9.7% from 658 m to 662 m11.6% from 662 m to 673 m10.5% from 673 m to 677 m12.5% from 677 m to 684 m12.4% from 684 m to 702 m5.9% from 702 m to 715 m8.2% from 715 m to 722 m8.9% from 722 m to 730 m11.0% from 730 m to 743 m11.8% from 743 m to 750 m22.9% from 750 m to 757 m15.0% from 757 m to 759 m19.0% from 759 m to 761 m14.9% from 761 m to 773 m17.8% from 773 m to 784 m14.8% from 784 m to 792 m14.3% from 792 m to 795 m17.9% from 795 m to 805 m14.3% from 805 m to 807 m13.6% from 807 m to 813 m10.9% from 813 m to 820 m11.9% from 820 m to 824 m8.2% from 824 m to 832 m9.3% from 832 m to 837 m14.1% from 837 m to 845 m8.2% from 845 m to 854 m8.5% from 854 m to 864 m7.9% from 864 m to 868 m4.4% from 868 m to 872 m4.8% from 872 m to 885 m0.9% from 885 m to 896 m1.9% from 896 m to 901 m1%2%5%11%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
Distance0.9 km / 0.56 miles
Elevation gain36.3 m / 119 ft
Average gradient4%
Maximum gradient17.7%
Elevation high173.2 m / 568 ft
Elevation low135.9 m / 446 ft
Climb difficulty score3,631.43

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,367,645th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 132,797th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,053rd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 261st out of 626 cycling climbs in Renfrewshire.

Ranking 35th out of 80 cycling climbs in Elderslie.

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