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Pen-y-fai Hill

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Heol Pen-y-Fai, Newcastle Higher, Pen-y-fai, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, CF31 4GB, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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25 m45 m70 m90 m1.0% from 0 m to 19 m4.1% from 19 m to 39 m4.1% from 39 m to 58 m4.8% from 58 m to 77 m4.1% from 77 m to 97 m2.4% from 97 m to 117 m1.8% from 117 m to 139 m1.9% from 139 m to 161 m2.8% from 161 m to 182 m2.8% from 182 m to 203 m3.3% from 203 m to 225 m3.6% from 225 m to 244 m2.1% from 244 m to 264 m1.1% from 264 m to 283 m1.6% from 283 m to 301 m1.8% from 301 m to 318 m2.0% from 318 m to 332 m2.2% from 332 m to 350 m2.6% from 350 m to 369 m1.9% from 369 m to 385 m2.1% from 385 m to 399 m0.7% from 399 m to 414 m0.6% from 414 m to 430 m0.0% from 430 m to 447 m1.1% from 447 m to 464 m1.7% from 464 m to 482 m2.1% from 482 m to 502 m1.5% from 502 m to 521 m1.0% from 521 m to 542 m1.6% from 542 m to 561 m4.4% from 561 m to 579 m6.5% from 579 m to 596 m8.2% from 596 m to 611 m10.6% from 611 m to 626 m7.3% from 626 m to 638 m6.7% from 638 m to 650 m5.3% from 650 m to 663 m5.2% from 663 m to 676 m6.0% from 676 m to 690 m6.0% from 690 m to 703 m6.3% from 703 m to 716 m5.7% from 716 m to 728 m4.1% from 728 m to 740 m3.8% from 740 m to 754 m4.3% from 754 m to 770 m3.9% from 770 m to 785 m4.2% from 785 m to 799 m3.2% from 799 m to 812 m5.6% from 812 m to 823 m8.3% from 823 m to 833 m7.9% from 833 m to 843 m7.8% from 843 m to 852 m8.9% from 852 m to 860 m8.3% from 860 m to 869 m5.6% from 869 m to 878 m6.9% from 878 m to 888 m9.3% from 888 m to 899 m8.8% from 899 m to 909 m8.2% from 909 m to 919 m8.5% from 919 m to 928 m8.1% from 928 m to 937 m8.8% from 937 m to 945 m8.9% from 945 m to 953 m9.3% from 953 m to 961 m7.6% from 961 m to 969 m8.8% from 969 m to 977 m8.4% from 977 m to 985 m8.7% from 985 m to 990 m8.8% from 990 m to 1.0 km9.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3%2%5%7%8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.26 km / 0.78 miles
Elevation gain61.1 m / 200 ft
Average gradient4.9%
Maximum gradient11.9%
Elevation high89.25 m / 293 ft
Elevation low28.2 m / 93 ft
Climb difficulty score6,112.82

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 943,283rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 82,489th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 11,362nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 222nd out of 581 cycling climbs in Bridgend County Borough.

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

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