Abercarn quarry climb

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Upper Brook Street, High Meadows, Abercarn, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 5JJ, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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180 m215 m245 m280 m12.0% from 0 m to 5 m6.0% from 5 m to 12 m13.8% from 12 m to 15 m9.5% from 15 m to 19 m12.1% from 19 m to 22 m8.8% from 22 m to 29 m7.7% from 29 m to 32 m10.0% from 32 m to 34 m36.4% from 34 m to 35 m23.5% from 35 m to 36 m50.0% from 36 m to 38 m30.8% from 38 m to 39 m9.1% from 39 m to 45 m8.5% from 45 m to 50 m7.1% from 50 m to 53 m13.3% from 53 m to 56 m16.7% from 56 m to 58 m7.1% from 58 m to 64 m6.5% from 64 m to 67 m6.5% from 67 m to 70 m19.4% from 70 m to 73 m18.8% from 73 m to 76 m23.1% from 76 m to 79 m9.1% from 79 m to 81 m11.8% from 81 m to 83 m7.4% from 83 m to 86 m0.0% from 86 m to 88 m19.0% from 88 m to 90 m20.7% from 90 m to 93 m11.4% from 93 m to 96 m9.8% from 96 m to 100 m8.5% from 100 m to 105 m14.8% from 105 m to 108 m8.3% from 108 m to 110 m19.0% from 110 m to 112 m7.5% from 112 m to 117 m6.8% from 117 m to 123 m3.6% from 123 m to 129 m12.5% from 129 m to 134 m15.4% from 134 m to 138 m12.1% from 138 m to 141 m40.0% from 141 m to 142 m26.7% from 142 m to 143 m13.3% from 143 m to 149 m10.5% from 149 m to 151 m27.3% from 151 m to 156 m30.8% from 156 m to 157 m18.5% from 157 m to 162 m20.0% from 162 m to 164 m14.7% from 164 m to 171 m6.9% from 171 m to 174 m15.0% from 174 m to 182 m11.0% from 182 m to 189 m5.6% from 189 m to 196 m12.5% from 196 m to 200 m10.8% from 200 m to 207 m10.3% from 207 m to 211 m6.5% from 211 m to 214 m7.4% from 214 m to 217 m11.1% from 217 m to 219 m13.8% from 219 m to 221 m15.4% from 221 m to 223 m15.4% from 223 m to 229 m14.3% from 229 m to 233 m8.9% from 233 m to 238 m11.4% from 238 m to 241 m12.2% from 241 m to 246 m26.1% from 246 m to 249 m16.7% from 249 m to 251 m23.5% from 251 m to 253 m9.1% from 253 m to 255 m22.9% from 255 m to 258 m44.4% from 258 m to 259 m25.0% from 259 m to 261 m14.3% from 261 m to 264 m9.1% from 264 m to 266 m7.3% from 266 m to 274 m0.0% from 274 m to 276 m1.4% from 276 m to 290 m0.8% from 290 m to 316 m0.0% from 316 m to 332 m4.3% from 332 m to 337 m0.0% from 337 m to 353 m0.0% from 353 m to 366 m8.3% from 366 m to 371 m33.3% from 371 m to 371 m8.0% from 371 m to 376 m6.5% from 376 m to 380 m0.0% from 380 m to 381 m7.7% from 381 m to 386 m15.4% from 386 m to 389 m50.0% from 389 m to 389 m19.4% from 389 m to 392 m7.4% from 392 m to 395 m10.7% from 395 m to 401 m9.1% from 401 m to 405 m7.1% from 405 m to 411 m9.1% from 411 m to 413 m9.5% from 413 m to 415 m6.1% from 415 m to 418 m10.0% from 418 m to 422 m33.3% from 422 m to 425 m23.5% from 425 m to 426 m0.0% from 426 m to 427 m11.8% from 427 m to 429 m10.0% from 429 m to 431 m10.8% from 431 m to 435 m15.7% from 435 m to 440 m10.0% from 440 m to 444 m5.6% from 444 m to 448 m12.5% from 448 m to 451 m0.0% from 451 m to 452 m9.5% from 452 m to 456 m21.4% from 456 m to 459 m13.3% from 459 m to 462 m9.5% from 462 m to 464 m17.4% from 464 m to 467 m9.1% from 467 m to 469 m22.9% from 469 m to 472 m11.1% from 472 m to 476 m5.1% from 476 m to 480 m9.8% from 480 m to 484 m6.7% from 484 m to 493 m11.4% from 493 m to 496 m25.0% from 496 m to 498 m12.1% from 498 m to 501 m10.5% from 501 m to 503 m15.8% from 503 m to 507 m10.8% from 507 m to 511 m17.1% from 511 m to 514 m0.0% from 514 m to 517 m8.3% from 517 m to 519 m7.7% from 519 m to 524 m5.4% from 524 m to 536 m18.2% from 536 m to 537 m9.5% from 537 m to 543 m6.9% from 543 m to 546 m12.5% from 546 m to 547 m8.3% from 547 m to 550 m11.1% from 550 m to 552 m14.8% from 552 m to 554 m15.4% from 554 m to 558 m8.9% from 558 m to 563 m8.3% from 563 m to 568 m7.7% from 568 m to 570 m11.8% from 570 m to 574 m23.1% from 574 m to 576 m18.2% from 576 m to 577 m10.0% from 577 m to 579 m10.8% from 579 m to 583 m11.4% from 583 m to 586 m7.7% from 586 m to 594 m12.5% from 594 m to 596 m10.5% from 596 m to 602 m7.1% from 602 m to 604 m6.9% from 604 m to 607 m5.9% from 607 m to 611 m16.7% from 611 m to 614 m10.0% from 614 m to 618 m11.8% from 618 m to 620 m9.5% from 620 m to 626 m8.9% from 626 m to 631 m9.8% from 631 m to 635 m11.1% from 635 m to 637 m14.3% from 637 m to 642 m16.7% from 642 m to 645 m0.0% from 645 m to 647 m11.1% from 647 m to 652 m31.6% from 652 m to 654 m17.4% from 654 m to 656 m10.0% from 656 m to 660 m16.2% from 660 m to 664 m28.6% from 664 m to 665 m19.0% from 665 m to 667 m24.0% from 667 m to 670 m80.0% from 670 m to 670 m44.4% from 670 m to 672 m9.5% from 672 m to 676 m13.6% from 676 m to 681 m0.0% from 681 m to 683 m10.0% from 683 m to 685 m19.0% from 685 m to 687 m8.7% from 687 m to 694 m11.8% from 694 m to 697 m10.5% from 697 m to 699 m11.8% from 699 m to 701 m7.7% from 701 m to 706 m50.0% from 706 m to 707 m28.6% from 707 m to 708 m33.3% from 708 m to 709 m46.2% from 709 m to 710 m25.0% from 710 m to 711 m44.4% from 711 m to 712 m28.6% from 712 m to 714 m28.6% from 714 m to 715 m57.1% from 715 m to 715 m40.0% from 715 m to 716 m21.1% from 716 m to 718 m10.5% from 718 m to 720 m25.0% from 720 m to 723 m13.8% from 723 m to 726 m14.8% from 726 m to 729 m16.2% from 729 m to 733 m14.8% from 733 m to 735 m17.8% from 735 m to 740 m50.0% from 740 m to 740 m88.9% from 740 m to 741 m50.0% from 741 m to 743 m16.7% from 743 m to 745 m25.0% from 745 m to 746 m16.7% from 746 m to 750 m27.6% from 750 m to 752 m11.8% from 752 m to 754 m20.0% from 754 m to 758 m8.0% from 758 m to 761 m28.6% from 761 m to 762 m35.3% from 762 m to 764 m60.0% from 764 m to 765 m25.0% from 765 m to 766 m40.0% from 766 m to 767 m23.5% from 767 m to 769 m16.0% from 769 m to 774 m17.6% from 774 m to 777 m12.8% from 777 m to 782 m13.3% from 782 m to 787 m10.2% from 787 m to 793 m8.5% from 793 m to 797 m12.5% from 797 m to 799 m23.5% from 799 m to 801 m28.6% from 801 m to 803 m25.0% from 803 m to 805 m23.1% from 805 m to 808 m5.1% from 808 m to 811 m14.3% from 811 m to 817 m12.5% from 817 m to 820 m21.4% from 820 m to 823 m10.8% from 823 m to 827 m12%8%14%17%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.83 km / 0.51 miles
Elevation gain97.6 m / 320 ft
Average gradient11.8%
Maximum gradient36.9%
Elevation high279.8 m / 918 ft
Elevation low182.2 m / 598 ft
Climb difficulty score9,763.33

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 588,156th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 44,332nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,158th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 339th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

Ranking 14th out of 25 cycling climbs in Abercarn.

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