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The Beaufort Scale

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Beaufort Road, Newchurch, Badminton, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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295 m325 m355 m385 m-2.3% from 0 m to 18 m0.0% from 18 m to 28 m13.2% from 28 m to 37 m13.8% from 37 m to 45 m11.1% from 45 m to 58 m15.2% from 58 m to 66 m12.2% from 66 m to 77 m15.4% from 77 m to 81 m15.8% from 81 m to 85 m3.1% from 85 m to 111 m5.6% from 111 m to 118 m13.7% from 118 m to 126 m6.8% from 126 m to 140 m5.6% from 140 m to 144 m9.6% from 144 m to 158 m10.8% from 158 m to 162 m5.3% from 162 m to 173 m6.6% from 173 m to 189 m5.4% from 189 m to 192 m6.7% from 192 m to 207 m10.5% from 207 m to 211 m7.7% from 211 m to 219 m6.1% from 219 m to 242 m8.8% from 242 m to 253 m7.0% from 253 m to 264 m10.3% from 264 m to 268 m5.0% from 268 m to 288 m20.7% from 288 m to 291 m10.3% from 291 m to 297 m8.6% from 297 m to 306 m20.0% from 306 m to 309 m6.6% from 309 m to 319 m11.8% from 319 m to 322 m15.9% from 322 m to 328 m9.2% from 328 m to 341 m12.1% from 341 m to 345 m10.1% from 345 m to 355 m9.2% from 355 m to 368 m6.1% from 368 m to 371 m7.9% from 371 m to 384 m8.5% from 384 m to 393 m12.9% from 393 m to 396 m17.6% from 396 m to 405 m10.3% from 405 m to 411 m6.7% from 411 m to 417 m11.3% from 417 m to 429 m8.0% from 429 m to 442 m10.0% from 442 m to 448 m14.8% from 448 m to 451 m14.8% from 451 m to 453 m12.8% from 453 m to 461 m14.8% from 461 m to 464 m10.1% from 464 m to 472 m13.0% from 472 m to 479 m8.0% from 479 m to 482 m13.5% from 482 m to 492 m9.6% from 492 m to 503 m13.0% from 503 m to 510 m15.4% from 510 m to 513 m9.1% from 513 m to 526 m15.4% from 526 m to 529 m10.9% from 529 m to 534 m7.3% from 534 m to 548 m14.5% from 548 m to 554 m20.7% from 554 m to 556 m11.4% from 556 m to 565 m8.5% from 565 m to 577 m10.8% from 577 m to 588 m7.7% from 588 m to 596 m7.5% from 596 m to 601 m13.3% from 601 m to 612 m11.8% from 612 m to 617 m10.7% from 617 m to 622 m11.5% from 622 m to 631 m13.8% from 631 m to 634 m16.9% from 634 m to 640 m8.3% from 640 m to 652 m6.7% from 652 m to 658 m9.7% from 658 m to 664 m9.2% from 664 m to 677 m7.8% from 677 m to 688 m11.1% from 688 m to 691 m6.5% from 691 m to 706 m1.7% from 706 m to 718 m7.1% from 718 m to 735 m13.8% from 735 m to 738 m9.4% from 738 m to 747 m11.9% from 747 m to 755 m6.9% from 755 m to 758 m8.5% from 758 m to 770 m10.0% from 770 m to 776 m10.0% from 776 m to 782 m15.6% from 782 m to 789 m16.0% from 789 m to 792 m12.5% from 792 m to 795 m5.4% from 795 m to 799 m2.4% from 799 m to 807 m0.0% from 807 m to 816 m0.0% from 816 m to 831 m-1.0% from 831 m to 851 m2.0% from 851 m to 861 m6.9% from 861 m to 876 m12.1% from 876 m to 885 m8.0% from 885 m to 895 m7.8% from 895 m to 901 m8.0% from 901 m to 906 m7.9% from 906 m to 916 m2.0% from 916 m to 926 m3.8% from 926 m to 931 m3.7% from 931 m to 947 m0.0% from 947 m to 958 m3.1% from 958 m to 990 m10.9% from 990 m to 996 m0.7% from 996 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-0.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-0.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km5.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-0.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-1.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.1% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7%10%10%5%2%1%-2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.66 km / 1.03 miles
Elevation gain84.6 m / 278 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient14%
Elevation high384.2 m / 1,260 ft
Elevation low296.2 m / 972 ft
Climb difficulty score8,456.31

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 704,573rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 56,074th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,612th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 67th out of 310 cycling climbs in Blaenau Gwent.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 41 climbs) in Ebbw Vale.

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