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The West Highland Way Climb

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West Highland Way, Gateside, Drymen, Stirling, Scotland, G63 0DW, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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60 m90 m125 m155 m0.0% from 0 m to 5 m2.0% from 5 m to 10 m1.9% from 10 m to 26 m1.9% from 26 m to 31 m1.3% from 31 m to 70 m1.7% from 70 m to 106 m1.2% from 106 m to 141 m2.9% from 141 m to 155 m4.2% from 155 m to 160 m3.4% from 160 m to 174 m2.4% from 174 m to 220 m2.4% from 220 m to 298 m3.7% from 298 m to 301 m5.0% from 301 m to 307 m10.5% from 307 m to 309 m5.0% from 309 m to 311 m4.8% from 311 m to 313 m7.7% from 313 m to 315 m9.7% from 315 m to 319 m2.4% from 319 m to 376 m1.9% from 376 m to 451 m3.7% from 451 m to 499 m5.0% from 499 m to 533 m6.4% from 533 m to 555 m5.9% from 555 m to 580 m6.9% from 580 m to 617 m9.3% from 617 m to 647 m9.6% from 647 m to 660 m8.7% from 660 m to 703 m4.8% from 703 m to 753 m5.0% from 753 m to 811 m7.1% from 811 m to 814 m7.1% from 814 m to 869 m7.7% from 869 m to 899 m6.6% from 899 m to 924 m8.6% from 924 m to 938 m8.6% from 938 m to 972 m10.0% from 972 m to 1.0 km9.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-2.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-1.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-3.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-11.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km4.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km1.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km6.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km3.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.3% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2%7%5%3%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.01 km / 1.25 miles
Elevation gain89 m / 292 ft
Average gradient4.4%
Maximum gradient10.4%
Elevation high152.71 m / 501 ft
Elevation low63.65 m / 209 ft
Climb difficulty score8,895.25

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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 660,612th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 51,640th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,660th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 310th out of 1,208 cycling climbs in Stirling.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 35 climbs) in Drymen.

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