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The true Craig yr aber climb

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New Road, Craig yr Aber, Llangynwyd Lower, Pen y Bryn, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, CF32 0BP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.49 km / 2.17 miles
Elevation gain188.8 m / 619 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient17.5%
Elevation high266.7 m / 875 ft
Elevation low77.9 m / 256 ft
Climb difficulty score18,865.98

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 246,350th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 10,457th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,484th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 55th out of 581 cycling climbs in Bridgend County Borough.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Pen y Bryn.

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