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The hard bit

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A81, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland, G63 9QG, United Kingdom
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance8.1 km / 5.04 miles
Elevation gain54.6 m / 179 ft
Average gradient0.7%
Maximum gradient9%
Elevation high102.6 m / 337 ft
Elevation low43.8 m / 144 ft
Climb difficulty score5,430.28

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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 1,033,137th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 92,786th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 10,054th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 496th out of 1,208 cycling climbs in Stirling.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Killearn.

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