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The West Highland Way Climb

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B837, Milton of Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland, G63 0JA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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30 m70 m115 m155 m7.1% from 0 m to 8 m8.6% from 8 m to 36 m5.4% from 36 m to 61 m2.1% from 61 m to 108 m2.3% from 108 m to 143 m2.2% from 143 m to 166 m5.1% from 166 m to 198 m7.0% from 198 m to 235 m8.9% from 235 m to 269 m6.9% from 269 m to 305 m10.1% from 305 m to 328 m5.0% from 328 m to 346 m1.9% from 346 m to 377 m1.2% from 377 m to 412 m1.4% from 412 m to 426 m2.9% from 426 m to 464 m3.1% from 464 m to 499 m1.8% from 499 m to 537 m1.5% from 537 m to 576 m8.4% from 576 m to 585 m1.4% from 585 m to 613 m5.0% from 613 m to 639 m6.1% from 639 m to 682 m6.0% from 682 m to 708 m1.4% from 708 m to 731 m1.6% from 731 m to 756 m7.5% from 756 m to 781 m3.0% from 781 m to 801 m6.8% from 801 m to 821 m4.7% from 821 m to 846 m2.5% from 846 m to 850 m3.0% from 850 m to 880 m8.7% from 880 m to 902 m8.2% from 902 m to 924 m5.7% from 924 m to 945 m5.8% from 945 m to 966 m6.1% from 966 m to 979 m12.1% from 979 m to 996 m8.8% from 996 m to 1.0 km-7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-31.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-100.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-400.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km900.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km50.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km50.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km100.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km16.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km6.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km8.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km12.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-31.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-0.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-18.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-5.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.1% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5%4%3%6%7%12%8%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.95 km / 1.21 miles
Elevation gain119.7 m / 393 ft
Average gradient6.1%
Maximum gradient22.5%
Elevation high150.9 m / 495 ft
Elevation low31.2 m / 102 ft
Climb difficulty score11,974.84

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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 455,258th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 30,844th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,431st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 216th out of 1,208 cycling climbs in Stirling.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Milton of Buchanan.

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