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Cymer Road, Maesteg, Caerau, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, CF34 0YR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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180 m220 m260 m300 m6.3% from 0 m to 8 m5.6% from 8 m to 15 m4.3% from 15 m to 22 m5.7% from 22 m to 29 m6.0% from 29 m to 36 m4.7% from 36 m to 42 m4.4% from 42 m to 49 m4.9% from 49 m to 55 m4.8% from 55 m to 61 m3.3% from 61 m to 67 m5.0% from 67 m to 73 m3.2% from 73 m to 79 m4.9% from 79 m to 85 m10.0% from 85 m to 91 m9.8% from 91 m to 98 m10.2% from 98 m to 103 m9.8% from 103 m to 110 m9.7% from 110 m to 116 m9.8% from 116 m to 122 m9.3% from 122 m to 127 m8.5% from 127 m to 133 m10.3% from 133 m to 139 m10.0% from 139 m to 145 m10.5% from 145 m to 151 m8.5% from 151 m to 157 m10.3% from 157 m to 162 m10.0% from 162 m to 168 m8.3% from 168 m to 174 m7.9% from 174 m to 181 m6.3% from 181 m to 187 m7.8% from 187 m to 193 m7.7% from 193 m to 200 m9.0% from 200 m to 207 m7.6% from 207 m to 213 m7.6% from 213 m to 220 m9.2% from 220 m to 226 m7.8% from 226 m to 233 m9.8% from 233 m to 239 m8.2% from 239 m to 245 m8.3% from 245 m to 251 m8.6% from 251 m to 257 m8.6% from 257 m to 263 m7.3% from 263 m to 268 m8.6% from 268 m to 274 m8.8% from 274 m to 280 m8.5% from 280 m to 285 m7.7% from 285 m to 292 m9.1% from 292 m to 299 m9.8% from 299 m to 305 m11.7% from 305 m to 311 m12.5% from 311 m to 317 m10.5% from 317 m to 323 m12.1% from 323 m to 329 m10.9% from 329 m to 336 m11.1% from 336 m to 342 m12.3% from 342 m to 348 m10.9% from 348 m to 353 m8.5% from 353 m to 359 m9.1% from 359 m to 365 m7.3% from 365 m to 370 m6.1% from 370 m to 375 m5.8% from 375 m to 380 m5.8% from 380 m to 385 m3.8% from 385 m to 391 m3.6% from 391 m to 396 m5.4% from 396 m to 402 m7.0% from 402 m to 408 m6.8% from 408 m to 413 m5.2% from 413 m to 419 m3.6% from 419 m to 425 m1.8% from 425 m to 430 m1.7% from 430 m to 436 m1.9% from 436 m to 441 m3.6% from 441 m to 447 m6.8% from 447 m to 453 m7.1% from 453 m to 459 m9.7% from 459 m to 465 m8.9% from 465 m to 470 m9.8% from 470 m to 476 m9.8% from 476 m to 483 m11.1% from 483 m to 489 m9.4% from 489 m to 495 m9.4% from 495 m to 502 m11.3% from 502 m to 508 m9.5% from 508 m to 514 m11.1% from 514 m to 520 m10.0% from 520 m to 526 m11.7% from 526 m to 532 m10.3% from 532 m to 538 m10.0% from 538 m to 544 m10.8% from 544 m to 551 m10.0% from 551 m to 557 m11.9% from 557 m to 563 m10.3% from 563 m to 568 m12.7% from 568 m to 575 m14.8% from 575 m to 581 m11.5% from 581 m to 587 m11.4% from 587 m to 591 m8.0% from 591 m to 596 m9.6% from 596 m to 602 m8.9% from 602 m to 607 m12.3% from 607 m to 613 m13.8% from 613 m to 619 m10.9% from 619 m to 624 m11.7% from 624 m to 630 m9.7% from 630 m to 636 m10.5% from 636 m to 642 m8.5% from 642 m to 648 m9.1% from 648 m to 653 m7.8% from 653 m to 659 m9.1% from 659 m to 664 m7.1% from 664 m to 670 m7.5% from 670 m to 675 m5.7% from 675 m to 680 m9.1% from 680 m to 686 m7.3% from 686 m to 691 m5.6% from 691 m to 697 m6.9% from 697 m to 702 m5.7% from 702 m to 708 m10.7% from 708 m to 713 m7.1% from 713 m to 719 m5.5% from 719 m to 724 m7.5% from 724 m to 730 m5.6% from 730 m to 735 m10.3% from 735 m to 741 m8.8% from 741 m to 747 m10.5% from 747 m to 752 m11.9% from 752 m to 758 m13.1% from 758 m to 764 m7.1% from 764 m to 770 m3.3% from 770 m to 776 m4.9% from 776 m to 782 m3.4% from 782 m to 788 m3.4% from 788 m to 794 m5.4% from 794 m to 799 m5.5% from 799 m to 805 m5.1% from 805 m to 811 m1.8% from 811 m to 816 m3.2% from 816 m to 823 m5.2% from 823 m to 828 m4.8% from 828 m to 835 m7.3% from 835 m to 840 m8.3% from 840 m to 845 m9.1% from 845 m to 850 m12.7% from 850 m to 856 m13.8% from 856 m to 862 m12.3% from 862 m to 867 m15.5% from 867 m to 873 m15.1% from 873 m to 878 m10.7% from 878 m to 884 m12.7% from 884 m to 890 m13.7% from 890 m to 895 m17.0% from 895 m to 899 m13.5% from 899 m to 905 m17.4% from 905 m to 909 m17.6% from 909 m to 914 m21.6% from 914 m to 919 m22.0% from 919 m to 924 m28.3% from 924 m to 930 m31.4% from 930 m to 935 m30.9% from 935 m to 940 m32.8% from 940 m to 946 m34.0% from 946 m to 951 m32.1% from 951 m to 957 m32.8% from 957 m to 963 m33.9% from 963 m to 969 m30.2% from 969 m to 974 m29.1% from 974 m to 979 m27.3% from 979 m to 985 m19.2% from 985 m to 990 m15.8% from 990 m to 996 m12.7% from 996 m to 1.0 km8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-1.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-1.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-5.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-6.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8%8%10%16%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.17 km / 0.73 miles
Elevation gain111.5 m / 366 ft
Average gradient9.5%
Maximum gradient33.1%
Elevation high296.4 m / 972 ft
Elevation low184.88 m / 607 ft
Climb difficulty score11,145.4

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 498,473rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 35,283rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,053rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 108th out of 581 cycling climbs in Bridgend County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 11 climbs) in Caerau.

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