Cairnwell Pass
Southern ascent from Spittal of Glenshee
- Length
- 8.7 km
- Height gain
- 330 m
- Average
- 3.8%
- Steepest km
- 9.9%
- Summit altitude
- 669 m
- Difficulty
- 80
Elevation profile
336 m → 669 m
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0–4%
4–6%
6–8%
8–10%
10–14%
14%+
Steepest km: km 8 at 9.9%
Climb analysis
Where the climbing is
- 0–4%
- 5.7 km
- 4–6%
- 1.0 km
- 6–8%
- 0.0 km
- 8–10%
- 1.0 km
- 10–14%
- 1.0 km
- 14%+
- 0.0 km
Hardest sustained
- 1 km · km 7.6–8.6
- 10.6%
- 2 km · km 6.7–8.7
- 9.7%
- 5 km · km 3.8–8.7
- 5.6%
Time to the top
0h 41
at 2 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
0h 29
at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
0h 23
at 4 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
0h 20
at 5 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated
Kilometre by kilometre
Export CSV| Km | Altitude | Gain | Gradient | Max | 0–15% |
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| 1 | 356 m | +17 m | 1.7% | 9.0% |
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| 2 | 360 m | +4 m | 0.4% | 9.0% |
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| 3 | 379 m | +19 m | 1.9% | 10.8% |
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| 4 | 388 m | +8 m | 0.8% | 7.8% |
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| 5 | 402 m | +15 m | 1.5% | 3.2% |
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| 6 | 430 m | +28 m | 2.8% | 5.0% |
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| 7 | 503 m | +73 m | 7.3% | 15.0% |
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| 8 | 602 m | +99 m | 9.9% | 12.8% |
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| 9 | 669 m | +67 m | 9.0% | 12.8% |
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About Cairnwell Pass
- How long and how steep?
- From Spittal of Glenshee, Cairnwell Pass is 8.7 km long and climbs 330 m at an average of 3.8%, to a summit at 669 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 8, averages 9.9%.
- How long does it take?
- At 3 W/kg it takes about 30 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 24 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
- What category is it?
- It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 80.
- Where is it?
- It's in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom.
How hard is 80?
Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.
Cairnwell Pass, Spittal of Glenshee
80
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