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Hillcrest

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Protheroe Avenue, Newcastle Higher, Pen-y-fai, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, CF31 4LY, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m85 m100 m110 m8.5% from 0 m to 7 m7.9% from 7 m to 15 m5.1% from 15 m to 23 m5.1% from 23 m to 31 m7.7% from 31 m to 38 m10.7% from 38 m to 46 m5.6% from 46 m to 53 m5.8% from 53 m to 60 m6.0% from 60 m to 67 m3.0% from 67 m to 73 m2.9% from 73 m to 80 m5.8% from 80 m to 87 m6.0% from 87 m to 94 m6.0% from 94 m to 101 m6.0% from 101 m to 107 m6.2% from 107 m to 114 m9.2% from 114 m to 120 m9.2% from 120 m to 127 m3.1% from 127 m to 133 m6.2% from 133 m to 140 m9.5% from 140 m to 146 m6.5% from 146 m to 152 m6.6% from 152 m to 158 m9.8% from 158 m to 165 m9.8% from 165 m to 171 m9.8% from 171 m to 177 m6.8% from 177 m to 183 m3.0% from 183 m to 189 m3.2% from 189 m to 196 m3.1% from 196 m to 202 m13.1% from 202 m to 208 m16.7% from 208 m to 214 m21.4% from 214 m to 220 m10.9% from 220 m to 225 m7.7% from 225 m to 230 m11.5% from 230 m to 236 m15.1% from 236 m to 241 m11.1% from 241 m to 246 m15.4% from 246 m to 251 m12.2% from 251 m to 256 m17.0% from 256 m to 261 m16.3% from 261 m to 266 m8.0% from 266 m to 271 m16.7% from 271 m to 276 m10.7% from 276 m to 281 m7.1% from 281 m to 287 m10.7% from 287 m to 293 m3.4% from 293 m to 298 m10.2% from 298 m to 304 m10.5% from 304 m to 310 m6.7% from 310 m to 316 m10.2% from 316 m to 322 m11.3% from 322 m to 327 m11.1% from 327 m to 333 m15.1% from 333 m to 338 m7.3% from 338 m to 343 m10.9% from 343 m to 349 m7.3% from 349 m to 354 m7.1% from 354 m to 360 m6.6% from 360 m to 366 m6%7%12%9%0 m100 m200 m300 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.37 km / 0.23 miles
Elevation gain31.4 m / 103 ft
Average gradient8.6%
Maximum gradient11.8%
Elevation high106.4 m / 349 ft
Elevation low75 m / 246 ft
Climb difficulty score3,141.14

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,493,996th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 148,713th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 16,837th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 332nd out of 581 cycling climbs in Bridgend County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 8 climbs) in Pen-y-fai.

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