M4 Climb

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Court Colman, Newcastle Higher, Pen-y-fai, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, CF31 4NE, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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275 m305 m330 m360 m1.9% from 0 m to 11 m5.7% from 11 m to 21 m8.1% from 21 m to 31 m4.3% from 31 m to 36 m4.3% from 36 m to 41 m5.0% from 41 m to 45 m4.9% from 45 m to 53 m1.9% from 53 m to 64 m3.1% from 64 m to 77 m-1.4% from 77 m to 90 m-1.3% from 90 m to 106 m-2.4% from 106 m to 122 m-1.2% from 122 m to 138 m-1.3% from 138 m to 154 m-0.6% from 154 m to 188 m0.0% from 188 m to 194 m3.5% from 194 m to 199 m3.6% from 199 m to 210 m1.6% from 210 m to 223 m9.5% from 223 m to 227 m3.8% from 227 m to 237 m5.7% from 237 m to 248 m5.6% from 248 m to 259 m5.5% from 259 m to 270 m1.8% from 270 m to 281 m6.8% from 281 m to 293 m5.2% from 293 m to 304 m4.7% from 304 m to 317 m2.8% from 317 m to 324 m6.3% from 324 m to 331 m5.6% from 331 m to 345 m7.3% from 345 m to 356 m5.5% from 356 m to 363 m11.3% from 363 m to 374 m6.8% from 374 m to 380 m8.3% from 380 m to 384 m3.7% from 384 m to 395 m9.3% from 395 m to 406 m3.8% from 406 m to 416 m1.9% from 416 m to 427 m11.5% from 427 m to 437 m5.8% from 437 m to 448 m3.7% from 448 m to 458 m11.8% from 458 m to 463 m8.3% from 463 m to 473 m4.2% from 473 m to 478 m8.0% from 478 m to 483 m5.7% from 483 m to 493 m7.6% from 493 m to 504 m5.8% from 504 m to 514 m3.9% from 514 m to 519 m7.5% from 519 m to 525 m7.7% from 525 m to 530 m5.6% from 530 m to 541 m3.8% from 541 m to 551 m7.5% from 551 m to 562 m7.5% from 562 m to 567 m5.7% from 567 m to 578 m5.8% from 578 m to 588 m3.9% from 588 m to 593 m4.1% from 593 m to 598 m4.1% from 598 m to 608 m9.5% from 608 m to 612 m4.3% from 612 m to 621 m10.8% from 621 m to 631 m4.2% from 631 m to 640 m12.4% from 640 m to 650 m4.0% from 650 m to 655 m8.2% from 655 m to 660 m8.5% from 660 m to 664 m8.5% from 664 m to 669 m8.5% from 669 m to 674 m8.5% from 674 m to 678 m8.3% from 678 m to 683 m9.9% from 683 m to 693 m2.0% from 693 m to 703 m10.6% from 703 m to 713 m2.8% from 713 m to 727 m12.5% from 727 m to 732 m8.2% from 732 m to 742 m6.1% from 742 m to 752 m8.1% from 752 m to 761 m5.9% from 761 m to 772 m9.6% from 772 m to 782 m7.5% from 782 m to 787 m3.7% from 787 m to 793 m1.9% from 793 m to 803 m4.9% from 803 m to 820 m3.8% from 820 m to 825 m5.9% from 825 m to 835 m6.1% from 835 m to 845 m5.9% from 845 m to 855 m5.8% from 855 m to 866 m7.7% from 866 m to 876 m7.5% from 876 m to 881 m3.6% from 881 m to 887 m3.6% from 887 m to 898 m3.6% from 898 m to 909 m3.4% from 909 m to 915 m4.4% from 915 m to 933 m5.0% from 933 m to 945 m1.7% from 945 m to 957 m6.4% from 957 m to 970 m0.0% from 970 m to 983 m5.6% from 983 m to 990 m1.4% from 990 m to 1.0 km0.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km24.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km2.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km0.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2%6%7%5%4%7%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.75 km / 1.09 miles
Elevation gain80.2 m / 263 ft
Average gradient4.6%
Maximum gradient11.1%
Elevation high355.6 m / 1,167 ft
Elevation low275.4 m / 904 ft
Climb difficulty score8,011.67

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 759,093rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 61,512th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,258th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 172nd out of 581 cycling climbs in Bridgend County Borough.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Pen-y-fai.

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