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Steel Works Road, Hilltop, Ebbw Vale South, Waun-lwyd, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, NP23 8XF, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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330 m340 m355 m365 m12.9% from 0 m to 3 m20.0% from 3 m to 7 m17.6% from 7 m to 11 m12.1% from 11 m to 14 m21.2% from 14 m to 17 m20.0% from 17 m to 20 m22.9% from 20 m to 24 m10.8% from 24 m to 27 m16.2% from 27 m to 31 m21.6% from 31 m to 35 m17.1% from 35 m to 39 m19.4% from 39 m to 42 m20.0% from 42 m to 45 m18.8% from 45 m to 49 m22.7% from 49 m to 53 m21.2% from 53 m to 56 m22.9% from 56 m to 60 m21.2% from 60 m to 63 m22.6% from 63 m to 66 m20.0% from 66 m to 69 m18.2% from 69 m to 73 m10.3% from 73 m to 76 m8.9% from 76 m to 81 m8.9% from 81 m to 85 m9.5% from 85 m to 90 m12.8% from 90 m to 94 m7.1% from 94 m to 98 m7.5% from 98 m to 102 m9.8% from 102 m to 106 m12.5% from 106 m to 110 m13.9% from 110 m to 113 m12.5% from 113 m to 117 m-13.3% from 117 m to 121 m-18.5% from 121 m to 128 m-5.3% from 128 m to 133 m-3.5% from 133 m to 139 m22.5% from 139 m to 143 m12.5% from 143 m to 146 m24.2% from 146 m to 150 m20.4% from 150 m to 154 m13.6% from 154 m to 159 m2.6% from 159 m to 163 m-25.8% from 163 m to 166 m-22.9% from 166 m to 169 m-17.6% from 169 m to 174 m-14.0% from 174 m to 179 m4.5% from 179 m to 184 m6.4% from 184 m to 189 m13.8% from 189 m to 194 m19.4% from 194 m to 197 m17.6% from 197 m to 203 m14.0% from 203 m to 207 m5.3% from 207 m to 211 m-2.9% from 211 m to 214 m-7.3% from 214 m to 218 m-11.5% from 218 m to 223 m-5.6% from 223 m to 227 m2.4% from 227 m to 231 m0.0% from 231 m to 235 m6.5% from 235 m to 240 m14.3% from 240 m to 245 m2.0% from 245 m to 250 m15.2% from 250 m to 254 m-5.4% from 254 m to 260 m-7.4% from 260 m to 265 m-1.9% from 265 m to 271 m-8.3% from 271 m to 275 m-15.1% from 275 m to 281 m-13.3% from 281 m to 284 m-6.3% from 284 m to 290 m-1.6% from 290 m to 296 m5.4% from 296 m to 302 m0.0% from 302 m to 307 m-6.4% from 307 m to 311 m-9.4% from 311 m to 317 m-12.5% from 317 m to 322 m-7.1% from 322 m to 328 m-2.9% from 328 m to 331 m-3.0% from 331 m to 335 m-5.9% from 335 m to 338 m-5.6% from 338 m to 342 m-5.4% from 342 m to 345 m-2.6% from 345 m to 349 m2.5% from 349 m to 353 m2.2% from 353 m to 358 m2.8% from 358 m to 361 m7.2% from 361 m to 368 m5.7% from 368 m to 374 m6.7% from 374 m to 378 m9.1% from 378 m to 385 m10.3% from 385 m to 390 m10.5% from 390 m to 396 m8.3% from 396 m to 402 m8.2% from 402 m to 408 m4.8% from 408 m to 415 m3.1% from 415 m to 421 m0.0% from 421 m to 428 m-3.0% from 428 m to 435 m-6.2% from 435 m to 441 m-3.1% from 441 m to 447 m-1.6% from 447 m to 454 m0.0% from 454 m to 460 m1.6% from 460 m to 466 m1.6% from 466 m to 473 m3.4% from 473 m to 478 m0.0% from 478 m to 484 m-1.9% from 484 m to 489 m-3.9% from 489 m to 494 m2.3% from 494 m to 499 m-1.9% from 499 m to 504 m1.5% from 504 m to 511 m2.9% from 511 m to 518 m11.7% from 518 m to 524 m6.1% from 524 m to 527 m8.8% from 527 m to 530 m9.1% from 530 m to 534 m5.7% from 534 m to 537 m5.3% from 537 m to 541 m6.3% from 541 m to 544 m8.1% from 544 m to 548 m8.3% from 548 m to 551 m5.7% from 551 m to 555 m6.1% from 555 m to 558 m6.1% from 558 m to 561 m8.8% from 561 m to 565 m2.9% from 565 m to 568 m5.7% from 568 m to 572 m2.8% from 572 m to 575 m6.3% from 575 m to 579 m5.6% from 579 m to 582 m6.1% from 582 m to 586 m8.6% from 586 m to 589 m8.6% from 589 m to 593 m2.6% from 593 m to 596 m2.6% from 596 m to 600 m0.0% from 600 m to 604 m5.4% from 604 m to 608 m5.6% from 608 m to 611 m7.5% from 611 m to 615 m4.9% from 615 m to 619 m4.9% from 619 m to 623 m2.7% from 623 m to 627 m2.2% from 627 m to 632 m2.5% from 632 m to 636 m7.5% from 636 m to 640 m7.5% from 640 m to 644 m10.8% from 644 m to 647 m7.7% from 647 m to 651 m7.1% from 651 m to 655 m5.4% from 655 m to 659 m4.4% from 659 m to 664 m4.7% from 664 m to 668 m4.5% from 668 m to 672 m4.7% from 672 m to 677 m2.6% from 677 m to 681 m5.8% from 681 m to 686 m4.3% from 686 m to 690 m8.3% from 690 m to 695 m4.3% from 695 m to 700 m4.1% from 700 m to 705 m0.0% from 705 m to 710 m-2.4% from 710 m to 714 m-1.8% from 714 m to 719 m-2.0% from 719 m to 724 m-2.0% from 724 m to 729 m-4.0% from 729 m to 734 m-2.0% from 734 m to 739 m-2.0% from 739 m to 744 m-1.9% from 744 m to 750 m-3.8% from 750 m to 755 m0.0% from 755 m to 760 m-2.0% from 760 m to 765 m0.0% from 765 m to 770 m-1.9% from 770 m to 775 m0.0% from 775 m to 780 m0.0% from 780 m to 785 m16%3%-1%1%0%6%5%-1%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.79 km / 0.49 miles
Elevation gain29.2 m / 96 ft
Average gradient3.7%
Maximum gradient22.1%
Elevation high362.4 m / 1,189 ft
Elevation low331.9 m / 1,089 ft
Climb difficulty score2,920.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,557,438th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 157,004th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 17,404th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 181st out of 310 cycling climbs in Blaenau Gwent.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 20 climbs) in Waun-lwyd.

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