The Lecht

  • Location:Strathdon, Aberdeen, Scotland
  • Other names: A939
  • Distance: 2.6 miles
  • Average gradient: 6%
  • Maximum gradient: 20%
  • Height gain: 244 m
  • Summit height: 2105 ft / 641m
  • KOM time: 12.23 – 12.7 mph
  • 100 climbs: #66
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The Lecht is a tough climb from Cockbridge to the ski resort of Lecht. The climb is hardest at the start with a couple of mini hairpins taking you up a steep section which is over 20% in places. After this difficult start, there is a mini descent before, the climb picks up again. It is not as steep as the start, though there are still a few steep parts. As you near the summit the worst is over because there is another mini descent before a gradual ascent to the summit.

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Lecht. Photo Doik, flickr CC

The summit is over 600m high and is frequently blocked in the winter months. As you can see from photo it is also quite exposed.

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lecht-winter. Photo G Capron

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