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Fly in the ointment

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Preston Road, Preston, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, EH49 6EX, United Kingdom
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.11 km / 1.31 miles
Elevation gain120.8 m / 396 ft
Average gradient5.7%
Maximum gradient17%
Elevation high214.5 m / 704 ft
Elevation low91.6 m / 301 ft
Climb difficulty score12,072.54

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 450,516th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 30,389th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,381st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 60th out of 915 cycling climbs in West Lothian.

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Ranking 37th out of 146 cycling climbs in Linlithgow.

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