Waterheads plus

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Waterheads, Scottish Borders, Scotland, EH23 4TE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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235 m255 m275 m295 m2.5% from 0 m to 8 m7.7% from 8 m to 16 m7.7% from 16 m to 24 m11.1% from 24 m to 31 m11.4% from 31 m to 38 m9.2% from 38 m to 44 m3.0% from 44 m to 51 m3.1% from 51 m to 57 m9.5% from 57 m to 64 m9.5% from 64 m to 70 m9.7% from 70 m to 76 m9.4% from 76 m to 83 m9.2% from 83 m to 89 m3.0% from 89 m to 96 m6.1% from 96 m to 102 m6.2% from 102 m to 109 m6.3% from 109 m to 115 m6.5% from 115 m to 121 m9.8% from 121 m to 128 m3.2% from 128 m to 134 m6.5% from 134 m to 140 m3.3% from 140 m to 146 m6.7% from 146 m to 152 m6.7% from 152 m to 158 m10.2% from 158 m to 164 m6.8% from 164 m to 170 m0.0% from 170 m to 175 m3.4% from 175 m to 181 m3.4% from 181 m to 187 m14.0% from 187 m to 193 m7.0% from 193 m to 199 m7.0% from 199 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 210 m6.6% from 210 m to 216 m6.6% from 216 m to 223 m6.6% from 223 m to 229 m0.0% from 229 m to 235 m3.2% from 235 m to 241 m0.0% from 241 m to 247 m0.0% from 247 m to 254 m2.9% from 254 m to 261 m0.0% from 261 m to 268 m0.0% from 268 m to 275 m-5.5% from 275 m to 282 m2.7% from 282 m to 290 m0.0% from 290 m to 297 m5.5% from 297 m to 304 m2.8% from 304 m to 311 m2.8% from 311 m to 319 m2.9% from 319 m to 326 m2.9% from 326 m to 333 m5.7% from 333 m to 340 m11.4% from 340 m to 347 m5.8% from 347 m to 354 m5.9% from 354 m to 360 m14.7% from 360 m to 367 m8.7% from 367 m to 374 m11.4% from 374 m to 381 m0.0% from 381 m to 388 m-5.5% from 388 m to 396 m-2.8% from 396 m to 403 m8.6% from 403 m to 410 m5.8% from 410 m to 417 m9.0% from 417 m to 423 m6.3% from 423 m to 430 m9.4% from 430 m to 436 m6.6% from 436 m to 442 m14.0% from 442 m to 448 m13.8% from 448 m to 454 m3.4% from 454 m to 460 m6.7% from 460 m to 466 m3.3% from 466 m to 472 m10.0% from 472 m to 478 m3.2% from 478 m to 484 m9.8% from 484 m to 490 m9.7% from 490 m to 496 m6.6% from 496 m to 502 m6.7% from 502 m to 508 m10.2% from 508 m to 514 m10.3% from 514 m to 520 m10.3% from 520 m to 526 m6.9% from 526 m to 532 m13.8% from 532 m to 537 m3.4% from 537 m to 543 m10.3% from 543 m to 549 m10.2% from 549 m to 555 m6.9% from 555 m to 561 m10.3% from 561 m to 566 m7.1% from 566 m to 572 m3.4% from 572 m to 578 m13.8% from 578 m to 584 m7.0% from 584 m to 589 m6.7% from 589 m to 595 m3.3% from 595 m to 601 m3.2% from 601 m to 608 m6.6% from 608 m to 614 m10.2% from 614 m to 620 m7.0% from 620 m to 625 m3.3% from 625 m to 631 m7.0% from 631 m to 637 m17.9% from 637 m to 643 m3.5% from 643 m to 648 m6.7% from 648 m to 654 m0.0% from 654 m to 660 m6.6% from 660 m to 666 m6.5% from 666 m to 673 m3.2% from 673 m to 679 m12.7% from 679 m to 685 m0.0% from 685 m to 692 m6.2% from 692 m to 698 m6.3% from 698 m to 704 m0.0% from 704 m to 711 m6.2% from 711 m to 717 m0.0% from 717 m to 724 m6.0% from 724 m to 731 m0.0% from 731 m to 738 m0.0% from 738 m to 745 m-2.8% from 745 m to 752 m2.8% from 752 m to 759 m2.8% from 759 m to 766 m8.6% from 766 m to 773 m0.0% from 773 m to 780 m5.6% from 780 m to 787 m8.6% from 787 m to 794 m0.0% from 794 m to 801 m8.3% from 801 m to 809 m0.0% from 809 m to 816 m0.0% from 816 m to 824 m-2.4% from 824 m to 833 m-2.4% from 833 m to 841 m-2.3% from 841 m to 850 m0.0% from 850 m to 858 m4.8% from 858 m to 866 m4.9% from 866 m to 875 m2.5% from 875 m to 883 m2.6% from 883 m to 890 m5.2% from 890 m to 898 m0.0% from 898 m to 906 m2.5% from 906 m to 914 m2.5% from 914 m to 922 m5.1% from 922 m to 930 m5.2% from 930 m to 937 m7.7% from 937 m to 945 m7.8% from 945 m to 953 m5.2% from 953 m to 960 m0.0% from 960 m to 968 m0.0% from 968 m to 976 m2.4% from 976 m to 985 m2.4% from 985 m to 993 m2.3% from 993 m to 1.0 km-4.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-4.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-2.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km10.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6%5%6%3%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.23 km / 0.77 miles
Elevation gain58.6 m / 192 ft
Average gradient4.8%
Maximum gradient8.4%
Elevation high294.2 m / 965 ft
Elevation low235.6 m / 773 ft
Climb difficulty score5,860.08

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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 975,119th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 86,109th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,333rd out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

Ranks 875th out of 1,955 cycling climbs in Scottish Borders.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Waterheads.

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