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Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge

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1 review/story | Elevation profile | 3 photos
Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge
Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge
Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge
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Elevation profile Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge

Statistics

Difficulty points 367
Length 4.3 km
Average gradient 7.8%
Steepest 100 meters 19%
Total ascent 340m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
2 hairpin turns
#6 toughest climb of Scotland
#14 most elevation gain of Scotland
#88 longest climb of Scotland
#27 average steepest climb of Scotland
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Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge is a climb in the region Highland. It is 4.3km long and bridges 340 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 367. The top of the ascent is located at 347 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road name: Old Military Road

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Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge
Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge
Bealach Ratagan from Shiel Bridge
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LeaperK
LeaperK
8 Mo 4.0 00:32:29 (8km/h)

This is the hardest climb I've done - but a good one from both sides, definitely in the red line & just had enough gears to make it up - I've never been a hill climber so all new to me.

Used it to test myself as I'm going to be trying the NC500 in May

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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:37:10
11 km/h 00:23:39
15 km/h 00:17:21
19 km/h 00:13:41

Road surface condition

33% 67% 0%
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Traffic

100% 0% 0%
Based on 2 votes
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