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Pen-y-Fai climb

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Bridgend Road, Newcastle Higher, Pen-y-fai, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, CF32 9PW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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30 m45 m55 m70 m7.3% from 0 m to 6 m5.7% from 6 m to 16 m3.4% from 16 m to 28 m3.4% from 28 m to 34 m3.4% from 34 m to 45 m3.6% from 45 m to 62 m5.5% from 62 m to 73 m5.6% from 73 m to 84 m7.3% from 84 m to 95 m10.3% from 95 m to 104 m8.0% from 104 m to 109 m9.0% from 109 m to 125 m8.2% from 125 m to 130 m9.1% from 130 m to 141 m7.4% from 141 m to 152 m7.2% from 152 m to 163 m8.7% from 163 m to 174 m4.9% from 174 m to 187 m4.7% from 187 m to 199 m6.1% from 199 m to 206 m5.8% from 206 m to 220 m5.7% from 220 m to 227 m5.5% from 227 m to 241 m5.6% from 241 m to 255 m5.6% from 255 m to 262 m5.6% from 262 m to 269 m5.7% from 269 m to 283 m5.9% from 283 m to 297 m5.7% from 297 m to 311 m7.2% from 311 m to 325 m4.4% from 325 m to 339 m6.1% from 339 m to 352 m7.8% from 352 m to 365 m4.7% from 365 m to 377 m6.3% from 377 m to 390 m6.6% from 390 m to 402 m7.1% from 402 m to 408 m7.1% from 408 m to 413 m3.6% from 413 m to 424 m3.4% from 424 m to 430 m10.9% from 430 m to 436 m5.4% from 436 m to 447 m7.4% from 447 m to 452 m3.7% from 452 m to 468 m6.1% from 468 m to 478 m7.8% from 478 m to 488 m5.6% from 488 m to 499 m3.9% from 499 m to 509 m4.1% from 509 m to 519 m8.3% from 519 m to 524 m5.9% from 524 m to 534 m3.8% from 534 m to 544 m5.7% from 544 m to 555 m1.9% from 555 m to 565 m2.2% from 565 m to 603 m5%8%6%6%6%4%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.6 km / 0.37 miles
Elevation gain34 m / 112 ft
Average gradient5.6%
Maximum gradient7.7%
Elevation high66.4 m / 218 ft
Elevation low32.4 m / 106 ft
Climb difficulty score3,398.66

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,425,980th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 140,145th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 16,221st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 314th 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 8 climbs) in Pen-y-fai.

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