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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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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance6.17 km / 3.83 miles
Elevation gain259.4 m / 851 ft
Average gradient3.6%
Maximum gradient15.1%
Elevation high282 m / 925 ft
Elevation low60 m / 197 ft
Climb difficulty score22,194.36

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 193,330th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,333rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 851st out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 915 climbs) in West Lothian.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 146 climbs) in Linlithgow.

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