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Linlithgow to Cairnapple

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Preston Road, Preston, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, EH49 7AU, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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40 m120 m205 m285 m2.6% from 0 m to 23 m0.9% from 23 m to 45 m3.1% from 45 m to 58 m3.3% from 58 m to 83 m3.2% from 83 m to 89 m3.2% from 89 m to 133 m3.2% from 133 m to 177 m7.0% from 177 m to 183 m4.8% from 183 m to 200 m4.4% from 200 m to 223 m10.7% from 223 m to 228 m7.1% from 228 m to 234 m7.4% from 234 m to 245 m9.7% from 245 m to 255 m7.8% from 255 m to 275 m12.1% from 275 m to 285 m8.3% from 285 m to 300 m8.4% from 300 m to 319 m10.4% from 319 m to 328 m6.2% from 328 m to 351 m8.0% from 351 m to 369 m11.6% from 369 m to 377 m9.4% from 377 m to 394 m7.7% from 394 m to 407 m13.5% from 407 m to 416 m8.7% from 416 m to 430 m15.6% from 430 m to 439 m7.9% from 439 m to 452 m8.1% from 452 m to 464 m12.0% from 464 m to 472 m7.0% from 472 m to 492 m8.9% from 492 m to 508 m12.3% from 508 m to 519 m9.3% from 519 m to 534 m10.5% from 534 m to 546 m10.3% from 546 m to 557 m10.6% from 557 m to 569 m10.5% from 569 m to 580 m12.1% from 580 m to 592 m8.9% from 592 m to 607 m12.2% from 607 m to 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance6.73 km / 4.18 miles
Elevation gain236 m / 774 ft
Average gradient3.5%
Maximum gradient21.6%
Elevation high281 m / 922 ft
Elevation low43.6 m / 143 ft
Climb difficulty score23,568.3

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 175,872nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,074th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 717th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in West Lothian.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Linlithgow.

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