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Sound and Shurton Brae

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South Road, Sound, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, ZE1 0EY, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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-5 m30 m65 m100 m2.4% from 0 m to 8 m2.6% from 8 m to 16 m0.0% from 16 m to 24 m2.7% from 24 m to 31 m2.1% from 31 m to 51 m5.2% from 51 m to 62 m3.7% from 62 m to 73 m8.2% from 73 m to 78 m6.3% from 78 m to 87 m6.4% from 87 m to 97 m8.3% from 97 m to 102 m9.1% from 102 m to 110 m7.4% from 110 m to 118 m5.0% from 118 m to 122 m4.8% from 122 m to 127 m4.5% from 127 m to 136 m9.3% from 136 m to 140 m9.1% from 140 m to 149 m4.3% from 149 m to 153 m8.9% from 153 m to 158 m4.9% from 158 m to 166 m7.8% from 166 m to 174 m7.9% from 174 m to 181 m7.5% from 181 m to 189 m4.7% from 189 m to 198 m7.1% from 198 m to 206 m6.5% from 206 m to 216 m6.8% from 216 m to 224 m4.3% from 224 m to 234 m4.2% from 234 m to 243 m4.3% from 243 m to 252 m6.7% from 252 m to 261 m4.3% from 261 m to 271 m4.3% from 271 m to 280 m4.2% from 280 m to 290 m8.5% from 290 m to 294 m6.3% from 294 m to 304 m4.1% from 304 m to 314 m4.1% from 314 m to 324 m4.2% from 324 m to 333 m2.4% from 333 m to 367 m4.2% from 367 m to 376 m4.3% from 376 m to 385 m4.3% from 385 m to 395 m1.8% from 395 m to 406 m2.6% from 406 m to 436 m4.5% from 436 m to 445 m4.7% from 445 m to 453 m8.0% from 453 m to 461 m8.6% from 461 m to 468 m8.7% from 468 m to 475 m5.5% from 475 m to 482 m11.1% from 482 m to 486 m7.9% from 486 m to 493 m8.6% from 493 m to 500 m5.9% from 500 m to 507 m12.9% from 507 m to 510 m10.7% from 510 m to 516 m9.8% from 516 m to 522 m13.6% from 522 m to 528 m10.2% from 528 m to 534 m10.3% from 534 m to 539 m11.1% from 539 m to 545 m13.3% from 545 m to 548 m14.3% from 548 m to 551 m13.8% from 551 m to 554 m7.4% from 554 m to 556 m23.1% from 556 m to 559 m13.8% from 559 m to 565 m14.3% from 565 m to 570 m16.7% from 570 m to 573 m17.5% from 573 m to 578 m10.9% from 578 m to 584 m9.7% from 584 m to 590 m7.5% from 590 m to 595 m13.3% from 595 m to 598 m14.0% from 598 m to 604 m12.0% from 604 m to 609 m7.7% from 609 m to 614 m24.0% from 614 m to 617 m10.3% from 617 m to 623 m10.3% from 623 m to 628 m10.7% from 628 m to 634 m10.9% from 634 m to 639 m11.3% from 639 m to 645 m10.3% from 645 m to 651 m10.7% from 651 m to 656 m14.8% from 656 m to 662 m10.5% from 662 m to 667 m6.5% from 667 m to 673 m6.9% from 673 m to 676 m6.5% from 676 m to 679 m12.1% from 679 m to 683 m12.3% from 683 m to 689 m7.1% from 689 m to 692 m5.9% from 692 m to 695 m5.7% from 695 m to 699 m11.8% from 699 m to 702 m11.4% from 702 m to 706 m5.7% from 706 m to 709 m11.8% from 709 m to 713 m9.1% from 713 m to 719 m6.1% from 719 m to 726 m5.8% from 726 m to 733 m10.5% from 733 m to 737 m9.4% from 737 m to 743 m11.8% from 743 m to 746 m5.7% from 746 m to 750 m5.7% from 750 m to 757 m11.8% from 757 m to 760 m11.1% from 760 m to 768 m5.3% from 768 m to 775 m7.9% from 775 m to 783 m2.5% from 783 m to 791 m9.8% from 791 m to 795 m7.2% from 795 m to 803 m7.0% from 803 m to 812 m4.4% from 812 m to 821 m4.3% from 821 m to 825 m0.0% from 825 m to 830 m4.1% from 830 m to 844 m12.5% from 844 m to 847 m4.5% from 847 m to 852 m6.3% from 852 m to 861 m4.8% from 861 m to 870 m4.3% from 870 m to 874 m9.0% from 874 m to 883 m4.5% from 883 m to 892 m4.5% from 892 m to 901 m4.5% from 901 m to 910 m8.9% from 910 m to 914 m6.7% from 914 m to 923 m4.5% from 923 m to 932 m4.3% from 932 m to 941 m4.3% from 941 m to 951 m8.3% from 951 m to 955 m6.1% from 955 m to 965 m4.0% from 965 m to 975 m4.0% from 975 m to 985 m4.0% from 985 m to 995 m7.4% from 995 m to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km4.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.4% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km5.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km9.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km6.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5%8%2%5%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.05 km / 1.27 miles
Elevation gain102.6 m / 337 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient12.4%
Elevation high97.6 m / 320 ft
Elevation low-5 m / -16 ft
Climb difficulty score10,263.49

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 552,772nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 40,805th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,516th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 181 climbs) in Shetland.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Lerwick.

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