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Up the Slag

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Heads of the Valleys Road, Blackrock, Brynmawr, Darrenfelen, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, NP7 0LW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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345 m365 m385 m405 m3.9% from 0 m to 8 m5.0% from 8 m to 14 m5.7% from 14 m to 19 m6.5% from 19 m to 24 m4.3% from 24 m to 28 m1.9% from 28 m to 33 m1.8% from 33 m to 39 m5.1% from 39 m to 45 m6.8% from 45 m to 51 m6.1% from 51 m to 58 m5.6% from 58 m to 65 m6.8% from 65 m to 71 m5.9% from 71 m to 76 m4.3% from 76 m to 83 m5.4% from 83 m to 88 m8.6% from 88 m to 94 m7.6% from 94 m to 101 m6.0% from 101 m to 107 m4.2% from 107 m to 115 m5.2% from 115 m to 120 m6.1% from 120 m to 127 m4.4% from 127 m to 132 m4.5% from 132 m to 136 m6.0% from 136 m to 141 m3.9% from 141 m to 146 m3.8% from 146 m to 151 m3.8% from 151 m to 156 m3.6% from 156 m to 162 m3.4% from 162 m to 168 m3.4% from 168 m to 174 m3.9% from 174 m to 179 m1.9% from 179 m to 184 m4.3% from 184 m to 189 m7.1% from 189 m to 193 m7.9% from 193 m to 197 m8.6% from 197 m to 200 m4.7% from 200 m to 205 m6.8% from 205 m to 209 m2.3% from 209 m to 213 m6.9% from 213 m to 219 m2.4% from 219 m to 223 m4.4% from 223 m to 228 m0.0% from 228 m to 232 m0.0% from 232 m to 237 m0.0% from 237 m to 242 m-4.4% from 242 m to 246 m-2.3% from 246 m to 250 m-4.8% from 250 m to 255 m-2.4% from 255 m to 259 m-2.6% from 259 m to 262 m0.0% from 262 m to 266 m-2.9% from 266 m to 269 m0.0% from 269 m to 272 m-3.3% from 272 m to 275 m0.0% from 275 m to 279 m-2.8% from 279 m to 282 m0.0% from 282 m to 286 m-2.6% from 286 m to 290 m-2.6% from 290 m to 294 m-2.7% from 294 m to 297 m-2.6% from 297 m to 301 m5.4% from 301 m to 305 m5.4% from 305 m to 309 m18.9% from 309 m to 312 m15.4% from 312 m to 316 m15.0% from 316 m to 320 m14.6% from 320 m to 324 m12.5% from 324 m to 328 m12.5% from 328 m to 332 m12.8% from 332 m to 336 m12.5% from 336 m to 340 m8.9% from 340 m to 345 m10.3% from 345 m to 351 m7.1% from 351 m to 356 m10.5% from 356 m to 359 m5.9% from 359 m to 365 m6.7% from 365 m to 371 m6.8% from 371 m to 375 m5.4% from 375 m to 379 m8.3% from 379 m to 382 m5.6% from 382 m to 386 m2.9% from 386 m to 389 m2.9% from 389 m to 393 m3.0% from 393 m to 396 m3.1% from 396 m to 399 m2.9% from 399 m to 403 m2.6% from 403 m to 406 m0.0% from 406 m to 410 m0.0% from 410 m to 415 m-2.4% from 415 m to 419 m-2.4% from 419 m to 423 m-2.4% from 423 m to 427 m0.0% from 427 m to 431 m2.4% from 431 m to 435 m2.4% from 435 m to 440 m4.7% from 440 m to 444 m2.3% from 444 m to 448 m4.3% from 448 m to 453 m6.4% from 453 m to 458 m6.1% from 458 m to 463 m4.2% from 463 m to 467 m6.4% from 467 m to 472 m4.3% from 472 m to 477 m4.2% from 477 m to 481 m13.3% from 481 m to 486 m14.0% from 486 m to 490 m14.0% from 490 m to 495 m13.0% from 495 m to 499 m13.0% from 499 m to 504 m13.0% from 504 m to 508 m11.1% from 508 m to 513 m10.9% from 513 m to 517 m8.9% from 517 m to 522 m9.8% from 522 m to 526 m9.5% from 526 m to 530 m7.3% from 530 m to 534 m5.0% from 534 m to 538 m2.9% from 538 m to 542 m6.1% from 542 m to 545 m6.5% from 545 m to 548 m9.7% from 548 m to 551 m6.7% from 551 m to 554 m8.2% from 554 m to 560 m9.1% from 560 m to 564 m8.8% from 564 m to 567 m5.7% from 567 m to 571 m8.8% from 571 m to 574 m5.7% from 574 m to 578 m5.7% from 578 m to 581 m8.1% from 581 m to 585 m5.3% from 585 m to 589 m8.1% from 589 m to 592 m5.7% from 592 m to 596 m5.6% from 596 m to 599 m2.9% from 599 m to 603 m6.1% from 603 m to 606 m3.0% from 606 m to 609 m2.9% from 609 m to 613 m2.8% from 613 m to 616 m2.7% from 616 m to 620 m2.7% from 620 m to 624 m0.0% from 624 m to 628 m0.0% from 628 m to 631 m0.0% from 631 m to 635 m-2.7% from 635 m to 639 m0.0% from 639 m to 643 m-2.8% from 643 m to 646 m-2.8% from 646 m to 650 m-2.8% from 650 m to 653 m-2.8% from 653 m to 657 m-5.3% from 657 m to 661 m-5.1% from 661 m to 665 m0.0% from 665 m to 668 m13.5% from 668 m to 672 m15.4% from 672 m to 676 m13.2% from 676 m to 680 m16.7% from 680 m to 683 m14.3% from 683 m to 687 m13.9% from 687 m to 691 m10.5% from 691 m to 694 m11.9% from 694 m to 699 m9.1% from 699 m to 703 m10.9% from 703 m to 708 m8.7% from 708 m to 712 m10.9% from 712 m to 717 m8.9% from 717 m to 721 m6.3% from 721 m to 726 m3.8% from 726 m to 731 m3.7% from 731 m to 737 m3.6% from 737 m to 742 m1.8% from 742 m to 748 m1.7% from 748 m to 754 m1.7% from 754 m to 760 m1.5% from 760 m to 766 m1.5% from 766 m to 773 m0.0% from 773 m to 780 m0.0% from 780 m to 787 m1.4% from 787 m to 795 m-1.4% from 795 m to 802 m1.4% from 802 m to 809 m-5.6% from 809 m to 816 m-4.8% from 816 m to 820 m-1.8% from 820 m to 825 m-2.9% from 825 m to 832 m-1.3% from 832 m to 840 m-4.3% from 840 m to 847 m-3.3% from 847 m to 853 m0.0% from 853 m to 860 m0.0% from 860 m to 866 m4.8% from 866 m to 872 m7.6% from 872 m to 879 m7.6% from 879 m to 885 m8.8% from 885 m to 892 m6.9% from 892 m to 899 m8.3% from 899 m to 905 m8.0% from 905 m to 913 m5.8% from 913 m to 920 m6.3% from 920 m to 928 m6.9% from 928 m to 933 m8.3% from 933 m to 939 m8.9% from 939 m to 945 m10.9% from 945 m to 950 m14.0% from 950 m to 955 m12.5% from 955 m to 959 m13.0% from 959 m to 964 m11.4% from 964 m to 968 m11.9% from 968 m to 973 m12.8% from 973 m to 977 m10.8% from 977 m to 980 m10.3% from 980 m to 984 m10.3% from 984 m to 988 m10.5% from 988 m to 992 m8.1% from 992 m to 996 m7.9% from 996 m to 999 m7.9% from 999 m to 1.0 km5.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4%5%6%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.05 km / 0.65 miles
Elevation gain54 m / 177 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient15.9%
Elevation high401.9 m / 1,319 ft
Elevation low347.9 m / 1,141 ft
Climb difficulty score5,398.91

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,037,919th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 93,301st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 12,418th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 116th out of 310 cycling climbs in Blaenau Gwent.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Darrenfelen.

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